*SOLD* Savage 720 Autoloader Standard 12Ga 26" *OUTSTANDING AUTO-LOADING SHOTGUN*

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The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun design and remained in production until 1998. The name of the shotgun designates that it is an autoloader with a capacity of five rounds, four in the magazine and one in the chamber. Remington Arms and Savage Arms sold variants called the Remington Model 11 and Savage Model 720 that were nearly identical but lacked the magazine cutoff found on the Browning. John Browning presented his design (which he called his best achievement) to Winchester, where he had sold most of his previous designs. When Winchester refused his terms, Browning went to Remington. However, the president of Remington died of a heart attack as Browning waited to offer them the gun. This forced Browning to look overseas to produce the shotgun. 
 
It was manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) of Belgium, a company that had already produced Browning-designed pistols, starting in 1902. Browning later licensed the design to Remington, which produced it as their Model 11 (1905–1947). The Remington Model 11 was the first auto-loading shotgun made in the United States. Savage Arms also licensed the design from Browning and produced it as their model 720 from 1930 to 194
 
Specifications:
  • Manufacturer: Savage 
  • Model: 720 Autoloader Standard
  • Serial: 103266
  • Date of Manufacture: 1930-1949
  • Caliber: 12 Gauge / 2 3/4" Chamber 
  • Finish: Blue
  • Barrel Length: 30" Barrel with Full Choke
  • Optics/Sights: Bead Front 
  • Stock/Grips: Walnut Buttstock and Forearm with Checkered Grips
  • Action: Semi-Automatic 
  • Markings: Standard
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