The serial number is on the receiver.
Your serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1948.
with the serial number that you have supplied,your Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was made in the year 1934.
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning 16 gauge auto-5 shotgun was produced in the year 1935.
Your serial number indicates that your Browning standard weight 16 gauge auto-5 shotgun was made in Belgium in the year 1947.
You must call Browning with the serial number.
Your Browning auto-5,12 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1948,with the serial number 265,711.
Your Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was made in the year 1930,with the serial number that you have provided.
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning model auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was produced in 1956.
Your Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1931.
It was made in 1950
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning auto-5 shotgun was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1926 if you have a 12 gauge model.If you have a 16 Gauge model then it was produced in 1929.
your browning sixteen gauge auto-5 was made in 1954.