Is this a browning A-5???

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bigbearcb

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Hello everyone long time. I will get down right to it. I recently aquired this shot gun and the local people tell me it is a browning A-5 semi auto shotgun but i am unable to get a definate year serial number something that supports anything that they are saying. So i figured that who better to ask then yall! between the lot of ya there really aint much yall dont know so im asking for your help. I will try to get a pic to go with it as soon as I can okay ? Thanks in advance and thank you all for your help

on the barrel : Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge CO , Remington Works ILION, N.Y. USA Brownings patents OCT 9 1900, Dec 17 1901, Sept 30 1902, June 16 1903

On the reciever : FABRIQUE - NATIONALE - HERSTAL - LIEGE. BELGIUM-BROWNING'S PATENTS Oct 9 1900, Dec 17 1901, Sept30 1902, June 16 1903

Right behind the forearm the only other numbers on the gun is 6576
 
the Browning A5 (your receiver) and the Remington Model 11 (your bbl) were made off of the same original designs/patents/whatever. But they were different. It's my understanding that Remington bbls can be made to fit and function (not the same)- but it's a fairly involved process. Your setup might work and it might not- I'd have a licensed Gunsmith take a peek at it. No, seriously.
By the way, Savage also made a shotgun (Model 720) that was made off of John Browning's patent.
 
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