If that is in fact the complete serial number, it is NOT a 'Sweet Sixteen.' You have a standard-weight Auto-5 16ga shotgun made in 1927. The Sweet Sixteen is a specific lightweight model introduced in 1936. Which markings are you looking at? The Belgian guns have quite a few different proofmarks, and then there are the choke markings. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Your Browning sweet sixteen was made in the year 1955 with the serial number that you have provided.
Serial number s76529.The serial number S76529 indicates that your Browning sweet sixteen shotgun was made in the year 1957.
your browning sweet-sixteen with the serial number you provided was made by browning in belgium by FN in 1956.
Your Browning sweet sixteen was made by FN of belguim for Browning in the year 1955 with the serial number that you provided.
Please check your serial number again.Browning has never used a serial number starting with the letter A in the markings of the Sweet sixteen model of shotgun.There can be a number with no letter prefix,or a letter X,S,or a number followed by the letter S.
That is not a Sweet Sixteen serial number.
With the serial number that you provided,your browning sweet sixteen shotgun was made by FN of belguim for browning in 1928.
With the serial number that you have provided,your Browning Sweet Sixteen auto-5 shotgun was made in Belgium for Browning in the year 1957.
The 0s prefix to the serial number indicates that your browning sweet sixteen was made in 1960.
The 4S prefix to your serial number dates your browning sweet sixteen to the year 1964.
Your browning sweet sixteen was made by browning in 1953.
No serial number provided.