Many examples were captured and used by the Germans and later brought home by soldiers of other forces. As you said, the shorter barrel 1910 is infamous as the firearm used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo in June 1914, tipping the world into war. The Cyrillic on the side translates to Army State or Property of the State. These first builds ( 1923-30) bear the contract number on the slide, as well as the shield emblem of the Yugoslavian Ministry of Defence on the barrel. A long barrel version of the 1910, created by request for the war decimated Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Yugoslavia). Due to the barrel length laws in Canada these are prohibited weapons, but lucky for me there is an option that allows us to own the next best thing, and I actually found one. This would be a Auto-5 "Final Tribute" 12 ga., manufactured in 1999 with the serial number 1001.That's a little beauty! Thanks for sharing. Date of Manufacture is a two digit code: 2000 (distribution began in 1999).To commemorate this historic event for the Auto-5, Browning released the "Final Tribute" version in 1999. This would be an Auto-5 Magnum 12 ga.,manufactured in 1976 with the serial number 01001.
Serial Number beginning with 01001 at the start of each year.Date of Manufacture is a two digit code:.In 1976 Browning standardized its serial number identification which it followed until 1998. This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 1000.Įxample: 69G1000 = A 1969 Auto-5 Lightweight 12 ga.
In 1969 Browning started using two digits for the date of manufacture which was followed by a four digit code that identified the type of Auto-5: 8G=light weight for 195 8.Įxample: 8M1000 = A 1958 Auto-5 standard weight shotgun with serial number 1000 G=Light Weight.įrom 1958 serial numbers were preceded by the date of manufacture. Serial Number designation for the Light Weight changed to G. Serial number is on the side of receiver. Year of manufacture on Pre-World War II production is strictly a guess.įrom 1940 to 1946 production of the Auto-5 was turned over to Remington. Exact production figures are not available. OGDEN UTAH-U.S.A." Very few serial number records remain.īeginning with Serial Number 1 to approximately 228,000. Production of the famous "A-5" ceased after this final tribute. Only 1,000 of these were produced in a high-grade wood. Factory and the Browning Brothers first store. In 1999 Browning issued the "Final Tribute" version featuring engraved scens of John M. Browning ordered 10,000 of these shotguns in his first order. The production of the Auto-5 began in 1902.
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