You can access the date of manufacture of many Browning Firearms at the Browning website, under Customer Service.
With the serial number L52017,your Browning auto-5 light weight model shotgun was made by FN of Belgium for Browning in the year 1955.
While you do not say what model of browning you have?The L prefix was assigned to the browning auto-5 light weight shotgun.Your serial number indicates that your browning light weight auto-5 shotgun was made by FN of belguim for browning in 1953.
The 4G prefix to your serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 light weight shotgun was made in Belgium for Browning in the year 1964.
Your prefix of 1G indicates that you have a Browning auto-5 light weight shotgun which was made in the year 1961.
50-500 USD or so
What is an A-5 light 20 Belgium Browning made in 1961 worth
9 = 1959 G = Light Weight 71280 = Mfg # , starting with 1000
Your serial number with the prefix of 4G indicates that your Browning light weight 12 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1964.
Only the "light" Twenty" had a gold trigger. My 1964 Belgium Browning Light Twenty has a gold trigger.
Yes.All Browning shotguns made prior to the year 1976 were Belgium made shotguns.
The 0G prefix indicates that you have a Browning Light weight auto-5 shotgun,chambered in 12 gauge.This Browning shotgun was produced by FN of Belguim for Browning in the year 1960.
You will have to call Browning with the serial number.