Item Relisted! FS 1965 Belgium Browning A5 3" 12g magnum...whew that's a mouth full

[RdKill]

Item has been relisted, you can find the new listing at: http://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/th...-3-12g-magnum-whew-thats-a-mouth-full.947076/
Item Name: FS / FT 1965 Belgium Browning A5 3" 12g magnum
Location: Blue Ridge

Zip Code: 30513

Item is for: Sale or Trade
Sale Price: 700.00

Caliber: 12g 3" magnum

Willing to Ship: No

Bill of Sale Required?: No

Item Description: I'll just let the pictures speak for this one. It shoots great. No issues. Nothing missing. Awesome gun. Trades? I don't know...try me. AK, AR, Glock, Sig, Colt, S&W...Mil Surp, Win 94, 1911, spud guns...sling shots..what ya got? Highly interested in a mini14 or mini30 trade...prefer wood...no tapco

Specs are:
Model: A5 or Auto-5
Made in Belgium
3" 12g Magnum
Full Choke (fixed-no threads)
approx 31 inch ribbed barrel

 

[boomdad]

Beautiful ol hump back!

 

[RdKill]

Thanks...I guess I need to paint it black and put a quad rail on it to sell it...youngsters these days! lol

 

[BangBang]

Man, that is NICE!

 

[RdKill]

thanks

 

[Brent1967]

Please don't do that, I'm a youngster I guess (27) an I dearly love these Brownings, any classic or older wood an steel firearm for that matter, I have an A5 ribbed Belgium myself but I am having trouble dating it, any tips? GLWS

 

[JHW]

Please don't do that, I'm a youngster I guess (27) an I dearly love these Brownings, any classic or older wood an steel firearm for that matter, I have an A5 ribbed Belgium myself but I am having trouble dating it, any tips? GLWS

usually its the first two letter of the serial but if its older the link below will
http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=13

Im very young and love brownings myself have a NIB one of these from 1970

 

[Brent1967]

That nib browning is a unicorn!! I looked at that date code site an I'm sure I'm doing it wrong, it says....

5G
96120

Under receiver in front of loading gate that's all the numbers i can find, any thoughts?

 

[Brent1967]

 

[JHW]

View attachment 463891

It's a 1958-1967 light weight model can't date it to a specific year