Made since 1924. SN's can be found on the Browning website.
The serial number is on the receiver.
The earlier the better. 1 is in the Browning Museum.
1966
Your serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1948.
84 years old
I found the answer on the Browning website. Serial numbers in the range of 387000-438000 were made in 1953. Here's the website for all Browning gun's serial numbers: http://www.browning.com/services/dategun/index.asp Here's the site for the Auto-5 http://www.browning.com/services/dategun/detail.asp?id=13
The serial number comes up a Browning Auto-5 semiauto shotgun. Browning began manufacturing the Auto-5 in 1902. All serial numbers below around 228,000 are pre-WW2 manufacture, and only Browning can provide at best a guess on the age of the gun.
with the serial number that you have supplied,your Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was made in the year 1934.
50-500 usd
Browning never used the prefix letter B on any of there shotgun,s serial numbers.
You did not provide the serial nubmer. You will have to call Browning.
Your serial number indicates that your Browning standard weight 16 gauge auto-5 shotgun was made in Belgium in the year 1947.