unmarked receiver: a question for you auto-5 experts

[christ on a crutch]

i was looking at photos of what was billed as a pre-ww2 a5. the photos showed both sides of the receiver having no manufacturer's marks or stamps - no 'browning,' nothing. no engraving or decoration. the receiver did have a serial number stamped underneath, in front of the loading port (201xxx). the barrel photos were not clear enough to distinguish marks.

one of the screws on the left side of the receiver had numbers marked on it - again, not clear enough to read. the receiver had been reblued. it did have a magazine cutoff, and the fore-and-aft-style safety through the front trigger guard. the stock was the round knob type, but of course it might have been added later.

does this all add up to a genuine browning? i know this design was licensed by many other manufacturers.

thanks.

[Sicarius]

It has a mag cutoff so I am pretty sure that it is a browning and not a savage 720 or Remington model 11. I will have to look at my magnum again to see if it has any markings. Round knob too.
Kevin

[Thefeeder]

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Does it have an opperating handle on the bolt like the A5?

[Huntsprig]

Sounds like a genuine A-5 to me.

According to http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/view...16472&start=20 the serial number is from a A-5 made in 1938.

[christ on a crutch]

Does it have an opperating handle on the bolt like the A5?

it did have a handle attached directly to the bolt.

if you're asking if i could tell whether it was a browning-style handle or, say, a savage-style handle, no i couldn't. i'm not that familiar with the differences among the various models.

[Thefeeder]

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As far as I know the Browning were marked on the reciever with Browning or Fabrique National

Savage, Rem and Win made off takes of the A5 ....the Win had no handle on the bolt