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Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen, 16ga – 1963, 99%, FULL CHOKE, SALT FREE, vintage firearms
Guns International #: 103307101 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Browning Belgium Shotguns - A5 - Browning Shotguns - Sweet Sixteen
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: Ron
Last Name: Cook
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 608-4337
Phone2: (616) 730-8387
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 229
Total Number of Listings: 6048
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3.5% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher cost.)
Description:
General Specs: Browning, 1963, 16 Gauge, 7lbs. 3oz., Choked Full, LOP 14 3/8", DAH 2 3/8", DAC 1 1/2"
Serial Number: 3S15156
Needing little introduction, the Browning A5 is one of the most iconic shotguns ever designed. With its signature humpback receiver design, the Browning’s Auto-5 is instantly recognizable and with more than 2.7 million made, it is a common sight both in the wild and the more manicured lawns of sporting clays and Trap lines! These guns were made to be used, and millions of hunters and sportsmen did just that, slinging billions of rounds of ammo at all kinds of targets and they’re still going strong! Manufactured in Belgium in1963 and weighing 7lb. 3oz, this Browning Sweet Sixteen is notable for its 99% original factory finishes. This gun features a vent rib barrel with 99% factory original bluing it is choked Full and has a mirror bore, and check out the breech face, this gun has been fired but maybe just a box or so of shells! The gun is in perfect mechanical condition; the receiver has 99% original factory finish with crisp Grade 1 hand engraving and perfect screws. The most desirable A5 guns are the long tang, round knob guns built before Browning’s ‘Salt era’. Guns built after 1966 were prone to salt contamination and rust because of the way Browning cured their wood. Not all guns were affected, but the marketplace still has an aversion to the later guns manufactured between 1966 to1972. This beautiful A5 falls outside of the danger range and is SALT FREE. The furniture shows some moderate figure with excellent checkering and is capped with an art nouveau style Browning hard rubber buttplate. Sweet Sixteen’s are always in demand and with a finite number available they are becoming harder to find. This is a rare find; a little used gun in 99% condition with very few handling marks. If you’ve been waiting for just the ‘right’ A5, don’t hesitate to add this one to your collection. Look over the photographs and specifications bellow. Thanks for looking!
Barrels
Barrel Length: 27 1/2"
Chokes: .035 Full
Bores: mirror
Bore Diameter: .663
Wall Thickness: .050
% Blue: 99% factory blue
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: Vent-tight
Sights: front silver
Action
Action: semi-auto
Receiver Condition: 99% factory blue
Screws: perfect
Engraving: grade 1; crisp, clear
Trigger Type: gold 99%; single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 99% factory blue
Stock
Type: long tang round knob; moderate figured Euro walnut
LOP: 14 3/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 1/8"
DAH: 2 3/8"
DAC: 1 1/2"
Cast: neutral
Checkering Condition: excellent
Butt Treatment: factory plate
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms.
Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: MI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $95.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes or No. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns
Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking!We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
Price: $3,450.00