From 1924 to 1931 letters and folders were used to list the guns.Ī corporation was formed in 1927 to sell Browning guns. In 1931 the first real Browning catalog appeared. Very few guns marked in this way will be found. ![]() These guns were marked, "BROWNING AUTOMATIC ARMS CO. Browning had enough confidence in his new invention to order 10,000 Auto Fives when they were first produced. Lightweight 12 gauges were made as early as 1946. The "Sweet 16" was introduced in catalogs in 1937. In 1958, the 20 gauge was added to the line 20 gauge magnums were added in 1967. until 1925, but production of the 16 gauge began in 1909. Twelve gauge guns only were usually offered in the U.S. Serial number 206 was the first gun shipped to a foreign country. ![]() in 1902, with the first gun, serial number 1, shipped to the U.S.
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