Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this famous semi-automatic shotgun today for a penny-start auction, this is the Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Browning
Model: A5 Sweet Sixteen
Serial: 70S96661
Date of Manufacture: 1970
Caliber: 16 Gauge / 2 3/4"
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 27 1/2" Barrel with Ventilated Rib and Full Choke
Optics/Sights: Silver Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Gloss Finished Walnut Buttstock and Forearm with Checkered Grips
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The receiver features engraved scroll artwork.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning. 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. A certifiable work of genius, John Browning’s long-recoil Auto 5 was fifty or more years ahead of the competition. The Sweet 16 version debuted in 1937 and was made until 1975–with a break for WWII, while Germany occupied Belgium. It became a favorite of bird hunters, especially southern quail hunters, for whom birds and quail are synonymous. Sweet 16s had holes drilled in the barrel rings and hammers, as well as metal removed from inside the receiver and a thinner rib to save weight. Many also had hollowed-out stocks. They were advertised as about ¾ of a pound lighter than the standard weight 16s.
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: A5 Sweet Sixteen
Serial: 70S96661
Date of Manufacture: 1970
Caliber: 16 Gauge / 2 3/4"
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 27 1/2" Barrel with Ventilated Rib and Full Choke
Optics/Sights: Silver Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Gloss Finished Walnut Buttstock and Forearm with Checkered Grips
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The receiver features engraved scroll artwork.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning. 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. A certifiable work of genius, John Browning’s long-recoil Auto 5 was fifty or more years ahead of the competition. The Sweet 16 version debuted in 1937 and was made until 1975–with a break for WWII, while Germany occupied Belgium. It became a favorite of bird hunters, especially southern quail hunters, for whom birds and quail are synonymous. Sweet 16s had holes drilled in the barrel rings and hammers, as well as metal removed from inside the receiver and a thinner rib to save weight. Many also had hollowed-out stocks. They were advertised as about ¾ of a pound lighter than the standard weight 16s.
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.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping with Insurance $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping with Insurance $70.00
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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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