A lot of the time it says made in Belgium on the barrel. Also many A-5's that have a round knob for the stock they are Belgium but that it not a definite. They moved manufacturing to Japan in 1976 and they changed their serial number coding.
http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=13
YOu must call Browning.
You must call Browning.
1973
Need the serial number to answer.
This is a Belgian Browning Lightweight 12 Ga. made in 1965
1931
1950
1950.
Browning's web site has a sn search function.
1971
1966
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