What is the age and value of a Belgian Browning 16 Ga Standard Weight gun in used but works good condition - serial number FN96488?

Answer 1

Your serial number of 96488 indicates that your Browning standard weight auto-5 shotgun was made in the year 1934.The value of it in good condition(60-70) percent of original finish remaining will be 250-285 dollars for a plain barrel model,285-325 dollars foe a solid matte rib barrel model,and 325-375 dollars for a vent rib barrel model.If it is chambered in 2 9/16in deduct 25% for the older dimension chamber instead of the standard 2 3/4in chamber.This was present in 16 gauge models made before 1940,but not in all shotguns.It should be checked by a gunsmith to determine the correct chamber length.