The value can be determined by stating the overall condition of your Browning auto-5 shotgun,along with the barrel type(plain,solid rib,vent rib.) The amount of finish has some bearing on the value also.To determine the year of manufacture,just include the serial number in your question also.
You will have to call Browning with the sn to find out.
Not a valid Browning serial number.
What is year of manufacture of a Browning Shotgun A-5 with serial number 01553NP111?
there is a dedicated web site for browning auto 5 shotguns, google it.
usually the serial number has a code which identifies the year made.
You will need to call Browning.
YOu must call Browning.
1988
At the Browning website. Also recently a book has been published on Browning firearms, I forgot the name bit you can probably find it thru Amazon.
If your firearm is a Browning,then the 2 letters in this serial number represent the year 1978.That is the year of manufacture of your Browning firearm.No value can be assessed unless you provide a Browning model number of name that goes with this serial number,and a brief discription of the overall condition of this firearm.
They started by this year.
1985 is the year this was made