by that sn, it was made in 1931
1953.
Your Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1931.
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1951.
Your browning auto-5 shotgun in 16ga. was produced by browning in 1953.
Not a valid Browning serial number.
Your browning auto-5 shotgun was produced in 1953.
You will have to call Browning with the serial number to find out.
With the serial number that you have given,your Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was made in the year 1937.
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With the serial number that you provided,your Browning 16 gauge auto-5 shotgun was produced in the year 1929.
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning 16 gauge auto-5 shotgun was produced in the year 1935.