How can a browning fn 16 gage belgium made in 1925 almost perfect with a 4 digit serial number be worth only 400.00 someone understand?

Answer 1

Well for starters, a 16ga Auto 5 made in the 1920's will have a 5 digit number. When Browning started to import guns in 1923, the 16gauge guns started at around the 26,000 range. If you truly do have a 16ga. Auto 5 with a four digit number then it was made between 1909 and 1913. 1909 was the first year that FN made 16 gauge guns, starting with serial # 1 thru serial# 3200. Then numbers 3201-15000 were made out of sequence for the next four years. So a four digit number was probably made between 1909 and 1911. If you have one of these guns then you need to know that it is not a Browning Arms Co. gun, but a Browning designed A5 made by Fabrique Nationale or "FN" and was sold to countries outside the US. The barrel will be marked with the words "acier special". If the above does not describe your gun, then your gun has a letter or a letter & number combination above or preceding the four digit serial number. It was not made in 1925. Before commenting on the value, the gun would need to be identified as to when it was made. Please re-check the serial numbers and look at the barrel for the words acier special.