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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    That my friend is a good question, I speculate it was ordered through a company like Aberchrombie & Fitch since they sold Browning's ordered directly...
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 8, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    With all the scratches it is hard to get a clear clean photo, I got a magnifying glass out and looked at it, it is an x and fades on the right side...
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 6, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Browning historian

    These days those will be hard shoes to fill.
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 5, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Browning historian

    Has anyone had any luck getting Browning letters for their firearms? I sent a short list Three or four years ago and I have reached out several times...
    Thread by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 5, 2026, 2 replies, in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    So is it possible A-F ordered through Browning Canada or do you think they ordered direct from FN? I spoke some years ago with an Andre Linford at...
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 5, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    Yes, I remember reading that as well as you could special order any serial number you wanted.
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 5, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    I I looked at the barrels on the two type 2 shotguns as well, all have acier special as well as the type 3, I wish I could find old catalogs from A-F...
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 5, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    I wonder if it may have been ordered through some place like Aberchrombie & Fitch. I have a pre war type 2 that was ordered through there.
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 5, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    I believe that to be an x prefix, I believe this would be a pretty rare firearm.
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 4, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 4, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

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    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 4, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    Yea sir, I purchased it some years ago. I also have a type 1 sweet sixteen in mint condition.
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 4, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    [IMG] Very nice, I would like to find one of those myself. I believe you could order the European engraved guns through Aberchrombie & Fitch in...
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 3, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5
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    Unusual sweet sixteen

    Oh but it is a sweet sixteen and not a standard weight gun, three holes in the barrel ring and milled on both sides of the loading port, it also has...
    Post by: Lonny Gilbert, Sep 2, 2026 in forum: Browning Auto A-5