He was an inventor.
Browning made the first sucessful semi auto shotgun over 100 years ago, along with semi auto rifles (BAR from WW 1) pistols (Browning Hi Power from 1935) and machine guns (.50 caliber Browning)
if you are asking about a browning auto-5 shotgun?The year of production of your browning shotgun is 1928.
Both the sweet sixteen model and the regular production semi auto shotguns were Browning auto-5 shotgun models.The regular Browning auto-5 shotgun had engraving on the receivers just like the sweet-sixteen.
with the serial number that you have supplied,your Browning auto-5 shotgun was made in between 1910-1912.
It is the lightweight version of the Browning Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun.
50-500 usd
50-250 usd
Your browning semi auto shotgun which was made in 1993 is valued at between 450-650 dollars,depending on overall condition,and a good bore.
If we are talking about a Browning auto-5 semi auto shotgun?Then the serial number indicates that it was made in the year 1922.
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Impossible to answer without a detailed description.
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning auto-5 12 gauge shotgun was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1947.