Browning Auto-5 Light Twenty 20 Gauge Long Recoil Semi-Auto Shotgun, Belgian-Made (1962)
This Browning Auto-5 Light Twenty is a Belgian-made, 20 gauge semi-automatic shotgun built in 1962. It features the classic Auto-5 "humpback" receiver profile, a blued steel receiver with light scroll-style engraving, and the Model marking "Light Twenty." Notable period details include Belgian-style proof marks (PV), right-side ejection, and a left-side magazine cut-off lever.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Specific Condition Notes: There is some mild pitting along with scuffs and wear from handling. The forend wood has a very small crack. The front bead is missing.
What's Included
- Browning Auto-5 Light Twenty shotgun
Chambered in 20 Gauge, this Auto-5 uses Browning’s long recoil, semi-automatic operating system and feeds from an under-barrel tubular magazine. This example is listed with a maximum capacity of 5 rounds.
The blued steel barrel is 25.5 inches and is noted as having no ventilated rib. Sighting is a fixed front sight base at the muzzle end; the front bead itself is missing.
Engraving details include light scroll-style engraving around the "BROWNING" marking with decorative border-style linework. The shotgun also shows Belgian proofing, including PV, consistent with its Belgium country of origin.
Furniture is gloss-finished wood with checkering on the pistol grip and forearm. The trigger is gold-colored, and the buttplate/recoil pad is marked "BROWNING" and "FN." Markings include a faint barrel address line with "BROWNING ARMS COMPANY ... ST LOUIS ...," and the serial number is marked "2Z 61825."