Hello..
I have an OLD Browning Auto-5 shotgun that I would really like some more info on.. My father gave it to me several years ago.. I honestly don't know where he got it.. It is 12ga, serial 4XXX.. (yes, 4 digits) The serial # is stamped on the bottom of the receiver, on the barrel ring, and on the wooden forearm.. All serial #'s match.. The top of the barrel is stamped: "BROWNING AUTOMATIC ARMS CO. OGDEN UTAH U.S.A." I did some research on Browning.com, and all I could find there was that the first 10,000 (which I assume this is) were ordered by John Browning from FN in 1902... (The buttplate has the FN logo) The receiver and barrel are engraved. (see pic)
Is this the gem I think it might be???
Any help would be greatly appreciated... More pics are available if needed... Thanks in advance..
-R
P.S. I also have an R.G. Owen 1903 Springfield that my dad left me.. Does this name ring a bell with anyone?? Pics of that are available also..
Stay safe...
I have an OLD Browning Auto-5 shotgun that I would really like some more info on.. My father gave it to me several years ago.. I honestly don't know where he got it.. It is 12ga, serial 4XXX.. (yes, 4 digits) The serial # is stamped on the bottom of the receiver, on the barrel ring, and on the wooden forearm.. All serial #'s match.. The top of the barrel is stamped: "BROWNING AUTOMATIC ARMS CO. OGDEN UTAH U.S.A." I did some research on Browning.com, and all I could find there was that the first 10,000 (which I assume this is) were ordered by John Browning from FN in 1902... (The buttplate has the FN logo) The receiver and barrel are engraved. (see pic)
Is this the gem I think it might be???
Any help would be greatly appreciated... More pics are available if needed... Thanks in advance..
-R
P.S. I also have an R.G. Owen 1903 Springfield that my dad left me.. Does this name ring a bell with anyone?? Pics of that are available also..
Stay safe...