Check the receiver and barrel
You will have to call Browning or provide the serial number.
No serial number provided.
A Browning auto-5 shotgun in 12 gauge with the serial number provided,indicates that it was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1905.
What is the value of a 12 gauge Browning shotgun serial J68824?
A browning auto-5 shotgun with the serial number you provided,was made by FN of belguim for browning in 1914.
The number X1850 indicates the serial number.This serial number shows that you have a browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun that was made in the year 1947.
Check the receiver
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning auto-5 shotgun was produced in Belguim by FN for Browning in the year 1951.
Seeing that you did not state what gauge your shotgun is in,the Browning auto-5 shotgun chambered in 12 gauge with the serial number 49322 was made in 1921,if you have a 16 gauge model auto-5 shotgun then it was made in the year 1926.
You will need to provide a little more information.Please indicate what type of Browning shotgun that you have,and what gauge your shotgun is in.
If your browning auto-5 shotgun is a 12 gauge then it was made in 1927,if you have a 16 gauge shotgun it was made in 1934.
With the serial number that you supplied,your Browning 16ga auto-5 shotgun was made in the year 1948.