My grandpa got a late 40s Belgian A5 just after WWII. Later, in the late 70s, I grew up hunting with him and he always toted the A5 no matter what we were after. He hunted everything with that shotgun. It was his squirrel gun, dove and quail gun, rabbit gun, and his weapon of choice for deer hunting. Every deer he killed his entire life was with that one gun. After his passing, a younger cousin ended up with it
and now its in pretty rough shape. The bluing is near gone and the stock is riddled with scuffs and dings. There was also some pitting on the exterior of the barrel. Sad, sad. Now, every time I see an old A5, it takes me back to the days of my youth, hunting with my papaw Otto. Thanks for posting those pics Gun Doc. It was a good trip down memory lane this morning.
