Browning A5 identification HELP

[cat9x]

I would greatly appreciate your help fellas. I'm trying to determine the year or era of this A5 for a friend of mine. The serial number as told to me appears as this "x26032". A picture below shows the earlier style safety. Is this pre WWII?

Many thanks, God bless.

 

[rbernie]

According to this:

http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=13

It is pre-war.

 

[jamesb]

Browning on the A5 started the x serial numbers in 16 gauge in 1947. That serial number should date it to 1949 if it is a 16ga. Or if it is a 12ga it should be 1948.

 

[rbernie]

Interesting - the Browning web site makes no mention of the X or a restart of the serial numbers at all. I guess it was a way to differentiate the end of the ABCs?