hey guys. im about to take ownership of my grandfathers auto5.. all of his guns were family hand me downs, or bought by himself, new, and im trying to figure out if this was one he bought, or one he got from his dad. i found a bit of serial number info, but i cant seem to find this one. the serial number is BXXXXX (this was on the side of the action, not the barrel...
according to this page:
http://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/ctgy/browning-auto-5-history
b stands for 12g, but im not sure what the rest of the numbers mean. it seems like it might be something made pre ww2?
according to this page:
http://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/ctgy/browning-auto-5-history
b stands for 12g, but im not sure what the rest of the numbers mean. it seems like it might be something made pre ww2?