111 Year Old Browning A5

[WeaponsCollector]

Very nice! What a find. Now be sure to wipe down that barrel with a light coating of oil so those fingerprints don't become permanent.
It happened to me before.

 

[Uncle Duke]

I hate my plastic shotguns.

No, you don't understand.

I mean I REALLY hate my plastic shotguns!

Nice find OP!

 

[BuildnBurn]

I am amazed at its condition considering its age, what a beautiful shotgun. The A5 was my Dad's favorite shotgun, it was the only shotgun he used until steel shot was forced upon us.

 

[annihilation-time]

Absolutely beautiful.

 

[PGTMG]

it is beautiful just beautiful enjoy it.

 

[Abulg1972]

Awesome find


Andy

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[Alea Jacta Est]

$500???

Can I make a citizens' arrest for GRAND THEFT AUTO?

 

[Augie]

Thanks again, the more I think about it the more I realize what a genius John Browning was, consider this, 38 years before this shotgun came out we had just ended a civil war where the standard infantry weapon was a single shot muzzleloader. To me that would be like jumping in technology from a biplane to a F16. It wasn't just that he could do it, they worked and worked for a long time.
This gun is not even proofed for smokeless powder, the proof marks are for blackpowder.
Some more pics

 

[hodgepodge]

Incredible find! Thanks for sharing!

 

[BlackBart]

Damn, those pictures are giving me a hard on and I'm passing out from lack of bloodddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

 

[mdonzi]

wow looks like it was never messed with.the screws look great what a great a5 you found there

 

[Pinecone]

Thanks again, the more I think about it the more I realize what a genius John Browning was, consider this, 38 years before this shotgun came out we had just ended a civil war where the standard infantry weapon was a single shot muzzleloader. To me that would be like jumping in technology from a biplane to a F16.

Hmm, 38 years before F-16 first flight was 1936. And in 1936 the US Army Air Corps was flying the P-26 Peashooter (open cockpit, fixed gear) and maybe even the Curtis Hawk (biplane). US Navy was flying the F3F biplane fighter.

 

[noahhh]

Great find, Augie!! I see where I need to make another pilgrimage to you soon!

 

[wilcam47]

nice find! That gun was no doubt top of the mark when it was made. Still looks great for being over 100yrs old!

 

[Augie]

Great find, Augie!! I see where I need to make another pilgrimage to you soon!

Please do, I hope you are healing up OK, I actually will be going back to work early Dec, shoulder healing well.

 

[Alphabrew]

That is really incredible. What's interesting is the receiver is very plain with none of the fancy engraving like on the later Auto 5s.

Amazing find, I would kill for that gun!!

 

[Doco Overboard]

Nice shotgun! Could you tell us how the chambers measure for length? It would be interesting information because of the BP proofs. It wouldn't surprise me if work was done to get at least a 2 9/16" or 2 3/4 chamber in such a fine shotgun as the years went by. Somebody took care of that one, great find!

 

[Augie]

Chambers were 70mm or 2 3/4 for US guns and 65mm 2 9/16 for Euro market, mine is marked 70mm.
Receivers had no engraving on standard guns up into the late 30's if i remember right, the earliest guns,first year had no magazine cut off. There were guns beautifully engraved as custom orders.
This thread on Shotgun World has lot of information on A5's from 1903 to 1940.

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=216472

 

[Doco Overboard]

Thanks thats good info, trend setting for the time as well having 2 3/4 chambers. Do you think a Modern 2 3/4 hull will be ok in it?

 

[TomisinMd]

I'm just piling on at this point, but, wow man!!!