Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen – 1958, MIRROR BORE, RK/RB, SALT FREE

Needing little introduction, the Browning A5 is one of the most iconic shotguns ever designed. With its signature humpback receiver design, the Browning’s Auto-5 is instantly recognizable and with more than 2.7 million made, it is a common sight both in the wild and the more manicured lawns of sporting clays and Trap lines! These guns were made to be used, and millions of hunters and sportsmen did just that, slinging billions of rounds of ammo at all kinds of targets and they’re still going strong! Manufactured in Belgium in1958 and weighing 6lb. 12oz. This “Sweet Sixteen” 97% factory original blue matted top 26” barrel, choked cylinder and has a mirror bore. A great gun for slugs and turkey hunting. This A5 is in perfect mechanical condition; the receiver has 92% original factory finish with some light silvering around the natural carry point of the gun. Adorned with crisp Grade 1 hand engraving and superb screws. The most desirable A5 guns are the long tang, round knob guns built before Browning’s ‘Salt era’. Guns built after 1966 were prone to salt contamination and rust because of the way Browning cured their wood.  Not all guns were affected, but the marketplace still has an aversion to the later guns manufactured between 1966 to1972. This A5 falls outside of the danger range and is SALT FREE. The furniture shows some field use with very good checkering and is capped with a browning bone butt plate. Look over the photographs and specifications below. Thanks for looking!