Browning offers history letters on their website for a reasonable fee.
This is an Auto-5 Shotgun
It stand for "national plant of war weapons herstal Belgium" Fabrique National is simply "National Plant" and it is common to call the Company "FN".
No published sn data.
No published sn data that I know of for FN
Can't be answered without a DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL MARKINGS and what it is (rifle, handgun, shotgun)
Impossable to answer without a description of the condition of your Browning shotgun,and the serial number.
I believe you have a Browning Auto-5 shotgun. Depending on condition, it may be worth $200 to $700.
FN made several models of shotgun. Would need to know what type of action, etc.
Please add the model number(name) and the serial number of your shotgun to get a accurate date and value to your shotgun. Browning Arms Company Ogden Utah, Made in Belguim. Fabrique Nationale D"armes DE Guerre Herstal Belgique, Hump back 59287 16 guage I am looking for a butt plate and I will assume that different guages take different butt plates Any help in identifying how to determine which butt plate would be appreciated Ken Scherf 740 685-6761 scherfken@yahoo.com
No way to answer since a serial number was not provided.
Need model information. You listed the barrel marks on a shotgun that are on many different models. Also need condition and details of the gun.
Up to 500 USD