Browning Auto 5 sweet 16

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My dad has two old Browning Auto 5 shot guns. One is a sweet 16 made in Belgum. He is pretty sure it's full choke. Dad says it only has maybe 40-60 rounds through it. It looks in very good condition to me. He is 86 and can't begin to remember when he bought it. I heard it could be valuable?

Anyone know approximately its value, or just a ball park?

Bill
 
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He is pretty sure it's full choke.
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There should be a choke mark on the barrel after the Browning address:
* Full
*- Improved Modified
** Modified
**- Improved Cylinder
**S Skeet
*** Cylinder
 
Be aware that not all 16 ga Browning A5s are Sweet Sixteens, only those so inscribed on the left side of the action.
 
Be aware that not all 16 ga Browning A5s are Sweet Sixteens, only those so inscribed on the left side of the action.
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Yea, I just found that out. It is not a Sweet 16. It is a Browning Auto 5 and it is made in Belgum but it does not say Sweet 16 on the side of the receiver.

It is in very good condition. I would say the wood is 90 percent and the blueing is 95 percent except where the shells go in which is 85 to 90 percent. There is only one * after the Made In Belgum, so I assume it is in fact a full choke.

Thanks everyone for your replys.

Bill
 
Really hard to give an exact value for the gun, without an actual photo.

The Sweet 16 models are a half pound lighter in weight, and usually command about $100 more in price, if everything else is equal.

If I was in your situation, I would offer your Dad $750 for the shotgun. That is probably a price that would be fair to both of you.

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