By the serial number.Please include the full serial number along with any letters before,during or after the serial number so that I may be able to date your Browning for you.
your browning sixteen gauge auto-5 was made in 1954.
Your serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1948.
You will have to call Browning or visit their web site with the serail number.
Your serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1948.
with the serial number that you have supplied,your Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was made in the year 1934.
Impossible to answer without the serial number.
I can tell you that with the Western Field name, it's not a Browning product. This was a trade name used by Montgomery Ward. It may be marked with a Browning patent, but was probably made by Stevens/Savage.
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning model auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was produced in 1956.
If your browning auto-5 shotgun is a 12 gauge then it was made in 1927,if you have a 16 gauge shotgun it was made in 1934.
If you have a Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge(you do not state)then it was made in the year 1928.
Your serial number indicates that you have a Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun that was made in the year 1952.
In order for me to answer your question,I will need some more information from you.First is this shotgun a semi-auto,pump action,or over-under shotgun.I will need the model of shotgun.Then add the shotguns gauge(12 gauge,16 gauge,20 gauge)? I will need the serial number of your shotgun to date the year of manufacture.If you provide this info,I can then tell you how old your Browning shotgun is.