Browning A5 value

[Cajun Blake]

How can you tell if it’s made in Belgium or Japan? I have an old 16 gauge and don’t know where it was made.

[Kossetx]

How can you tell if it’s made in Belgium or Japan? I have an old 16 gauge and don’t know where it was made.

I don't think they made a sixteen in Japan.

[Cajun Blake]

I don't think they made a sixteen in Japan.

A5 Sweet 16’s were definitely made in Japan. Good friend bought one NIB in 1987

[Leverhunter]

I don't think they made a sixteen in Japan.

The later Sweet 16s were made in Japan. It's common to find an A5 with a made in Japan barrel and a Belgium receiver. I swapped the barrel on my original Belgium 16 to a Japanese barrel to get the screw in chokes.