Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this eye catching semi auto shotgun today for a penny start auction, this is the Browning Sweet Sixteen!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Browning
Model: Sweet Sixteen
Serial: 3S3789
Date of Manufacture: 1963
Caliber: 16 Gauge
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 28" Ventilated rib / Full choke
Optics/Sights: Silver bead front
Stock/Grips: Polished walnut stock w/ diamond checkering / Browning FN buttplate
Action: Semi Auto
Markings: Scroll engravings on receiver, left side of receiver has "Sweet Sixteen" engraved, receiver also has German proof Marks and barrel marked "Made in Belgium"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
In 1903, two semi-automatic shotguns revolutionized hunting. John M. Browning’s long-recoil-operated Automatic-5—“Five shots under your finger,” read the advertising—and Swedish gunsmith Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren’s inertia-operated “Normal” shotgun. Pump guns had yet to exist for a full two decades, and yet here were shotguns that did all the work, save aiming the shot. Sjögren’s scattergun sold in modest numbers and was soon forgotten in favor of Browning’s Auto-5, but they would meet again in the future. The darling of the Browning Auto-5 line was the Sweet Sixteen. Built on a sleek 20-ga. action, the Sweet Sixteen was made by Fabrique Nationale in Belgium from 1937 to 1975, although there was an understandable break from 1940 until 1947 due to World War II.
One of the selling points of the original Auto-5 was its square or “hump” back that advertising said led the eye to the target—it was primarily to accommodate the recoiling barrel and bolt—and this distinctive feature has been retained, although it is not quite as square and prominent as on the original. Handling in the field was excellent. The balance is between the hands with the slightly longer 28" barrel, and due to its light weight, would make carrying it through the grouse woods, behind pointers in quail cover or through an endless Midwest corn field for pheasants easy and comfortable for the entire day. All-in-all, the Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen is a sweetheart for the 16-ga. aficionado, and for those unfamiliar with this old, traditional gauge, it’s a treat in the field and worth checking out.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Browning is in Excellent over all condition showing no indications of extensive consumer use or handling over the years that we can see!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Sweet Sixteen
Serial: 3S3789
Date of Manufacture: 1963
Caliber: 16 Gauge
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 28" Ventilated rib / Full choke
Optics/Sights: Silver bead front
Stock/Grips: Polished walnut stock w/ diamond checkering / Browning FN buttplate
Action: Semi Auto
Markings: Scroll engravings on receiver, left side of receiver has "Sweet Sixteen" engraved, receiver also has German proof Marks and barrel marked "Made in Belgium"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
In 1903, two semi-automatic shotguns revolutionized hunting. John M. Browning’s long-recoil-operated Automatic-5—“Five shots under your finger,” read the advertising—and Swedish gunsmith Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren’s inertia-operated “Normal” shotgun. Pump guns had yet to exist for a full two decades, and yet here were shotguns that did all the work, save aiming the shot. Sjögren’s scattergun sold in modest numbers and was soon forgotten in favor of Browning’s Auto-5, but they would meet again in the future. The darling of the Browning Auto-5 line was the Sweet Sixteen. Built on a sleek 20-ga. action, the Sweet Sixteen was made by Fabrique Nationale in Belgium from 1937 to 1975, although there was an understandable break from 1940 until 1947 due to World War II.
One of the selling points of the original Auto-5 was its square or “hump” back that advertising said led the eye to the target—it was primarily to accommodate the recoiling barrel and bolt—and this distinctive feature has been retained, although it is not quite as square and prominent as on the original. Handling in the field was excellent. The balance is between the hands with the slightly longer 28" barrel, and due to its light weight, would make carrying it through the grouse woods, behind pointers in quail cover or through an endless Midwest corn field for pheasants easy and comfortable for the entire day. All-in-all, the Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen is a sweetheart for the 16-ga. aficionado, and for those unfamiliar with this old, traditional gauge, it’s a treat in the field and worth checking out.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Browning is in Excellent over all condition showing no indications of extensive consumer use or handling over the years that we can see!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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