Go to the Browning website- there is a serial number listing there.
No way to answer since you did not provide a serial number.
With the serial number that you have provided,your Browning sweet sixteen auto-5 shotgun was made in the year 1956 by FN of Belgium for Browning.
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The 4V prefix to your serial number indicates that you have a Browning auto-5 Magnum shotgun made by FN of belguim,in the year 1964.
The 2Z prefix to your shotguns serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1962.
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With the serial number that you provided,if you have a Browning model auto-5 shotgun?Then this shotgun was made by FN of belguim for Browning in 1939.
your browning auto-5 shotgun was made in 1926 by FN of belguim for browning,with the serial number you provided.
1941 ? see http://www.cruffler.com/historic-may01.html
Browning.com has sn data under customer service.
Contact Browning Firearms Customer Service. Many of the FN records were lost during the war.