The year I herd from a few sources and other people they said it was built in was 1937-1939. 1937-1939.
These were made from 1968-1983.
500.00
Mossberg added the M-5500 model to their line in 1983. However, it was quickly taken off the market and was completely out of production by 1986. Supposedly it was a variant of Mossberg's M-500. The 5500 was designed for sporting and was relatively small (not suitable for combat). Mossberg later came out with a stockless version for self defense and for use in law enforcement called the Cruiser and a military combat model known as the Guardian. It is important to note that Mossberg's 5500 was a 12 gauge, not a 16 gauge shotgun.
100-200 USD depending on condition.
The Mossberg and Sons Model 146B was manufactured in 1954-1958.
1988 was the year that Mossberg introduced the 3-1/2 inch 12 gauge and Federal Ammunition introduced 3-1/2 inch unfolded length shotshells to go along with it.
1954
If you have a Browning auto-5 shotgun in 12 gauge it was made in the year 1925.If it is a 16 gauge shotgun,then it was made in the year 1929.
1944-1950
The western field model 550 shotgun was made for Montgomery Wards(Western field) by the Mossberg firearms company.The Mossberg model 500 is the same shotgun as yours.The Mossberg model 500 was produced from 1962-1998.I believe that Montgomery Wards went out of business in 1984.If you want to get a more accurate date of manufacture,contact Mossberg at their web site,or you can contact them at O.F.Mossberg and sons Inc.the phone number is 203-230-5300.
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The 190 was made from 1950-1955 and only in 16 gauge.