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title: "Pat's Browning A5"
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tags:
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- status/complete
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- type/encyclopedia-entry
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up: "[[my-things]]"
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---
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# Pat's Browning A5
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## Description
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Browning "Light Twelve" Auto-5
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Manufactured by FNH of Belgium for Browning
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Factory Engraved
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Serial G51469
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Mfd. 1957[^1]
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[^1]: From serial number per [Date Your Firearm - Browning](https://www.browning.com/support/date-your-firearm/shotgun/auto-5-semi-automatic-shotgun.html)
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12 Gauge
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27.5in? Barrel
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Full Choke
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## Valuation
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An Auto-5 of the same model and year sold for $1,350 on 2022-01-02.[^2]
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[^2]: [Bradfords Auction](https://www.bradfordsauction.com/auction-lot/1957-belgian-browning-auto-5-a5-light-twelve-12ga_4C042BFA9C)
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## Story
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Richard "Pat" Patrick Meyers received this shotgun as a gift from his father Richard Howard Meyers
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when Pat was 13 years old (~1960).
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For years after, Pat made much of his income selling game harvested with it.
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According to Pat, the gun paid for his first dates with his wife of 65 years (as of 2025)
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Rosemary Meyers née Wilson.
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Pat gave the shotgun to his grandson Zane Davis Meyers on Thanksgiving Day, 2025-11-28.
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This story was reported by Pat the same day with the giving of the gift,
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and transcribed by Zane the morning after (2025-11-28).
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Pat purchased a similar model (identical except made in Japan)
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and gifted it to his son Steven Patrick Meyers when Steven was 16 years old (~1975).
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Steven still retains the shotgun as of the writing of this article.
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