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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Grade VI Value Opinions |
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Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:14 am
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Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:08 am
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| Congrats on a beautiful gun! |
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Sun Oct 09, 2016 3:02 pm
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| Any idea how many were made? I've read 25 of each finish. |
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Sun Oct 09, 2016 7:06 pm
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| Any idea how many were made? I've read 25 of each finish. |
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 3:43 am
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To my knowledge , they started in '87 and '88 . then again in the mid '90's and again at the turn of the Century . The early guns have long tangs which collectors seek (more work to finish) . Each time the produced around 50 in 26'' and 50 in 28'', both in blue and Grey . All were POW .
Now there are four Grade 6's out there with English straight grip , two with 26'' and two with 28'' . These are considered the ''Holt Grail'' of Browning 16 gauge shotguns . I know where two are .
Around 2007 Browning started a few runs of the Grade 4's and 7's to replace the Grade 6's . They cheapened them a bit .
They will never be able to duplicate the Grade 6's at the current price point . |
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:12 am
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| Where does one find this information? Is it verified from Browning? |
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:06 pm
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| When I checked years ago , this is what I was told by Browning . I have no reason to dispute it . YMMV . |
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Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:21 am
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| Anybody have any info on the Grade 6 upland special? |
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i reckon so. I guess we all died a little in that damn war. |
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Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:11 pm
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| English Straight grips are extremely rare . I have followed these and have only seen a few For Sale through the years . I do not have the numbers as to how many were made . |
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Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:00 pm
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| gunsrus wrote: |
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When I checked years ago , this is what I was told by Browning . I have no reason to dispute it . YMMV .
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gunsrus knows his stuff on this matter. I can vouch for this first hand. |
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