Go to Browning.com, select Customer Service, select Date Your Firearm.
Your browning sweet sixteen shotgun was made by FN in belguim for browning in 1960.
1951
Your Browning sweet sixteen model auto-5 shotgun was made in the year 1956.
You will have to call Browning an provide them with the sn to find out.
Your serial number indicates that your sweet sixteen model Browning shotgun was made in the year 1954.
With the serial number you provided,Your browning sweet-sixteen auto-5 shotgun was made by FN of belguim for browning in 1956.
In order to date your Browning sweet sixteen model auto-5 shotgun,you must include the serial number in your question.
The 3S prefix to your serial number indicates that your Browning sweet sixteen shotgun was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1963.
The 0s prefix to your serial number sets the date of manufacture of your Browning sweet sixteen shotgun to the year 1960.
Contact Browning Customer Service through their website, and they can give you date of manufacture.With the 0S prefix to your serial number,your Browning sweet sixteen auto-5 shotgun was produced by FN of Belguim for Browning in the year 1960.
Your serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 sweet sixteen shotgun was made in the year 1966.
Your browning sweet sixteen was made by FN for browning in 1951.