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1951
What is year of manufacture of a Browning Shotgun A-5 with serial number 01553NP111?
Impossible to answer without the serial number.
This sounds like a American Browning Automatic shotgun. If correct, that means this serial number is on the side of the frame. If this matches your gun, it's a 16ga. made in 1941
You will need to provide the number and letter that proceeds the serial number to your shotgun to have the date of manufacture answered.
if you are asking about a browning auto-5 shotgun?The year of production of your browning shotgun is 1928.
No serial number = no way to answer.
2000
your browning auto-5 shotgun was made in 1929.
Your browning shotgun was made in 1990.
With the serial number that you provided,if you have a Browning model auto-5 shotgun?Then this shotgun was made by FN of belguim for Browning in 1939.
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning auto-5 12 gauge shotgun was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1947.