Your serial number indicates that you have a Browning standard auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge that was made in the year 1961.
If you have a 12 gauge model auto-5 Browning shotgun?Then it was produced by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1923.If you have the same shotgun in 16 gauge,then it was produced in 1928.
You will need to call Browning.
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No serial number provided
Your browning auto-5 shotgun was produced in 1953.
Your browning auto-5 shotgun in 16ga. was produced by browning in 1953.
You will have to call Browning or provide the serial number.
12 gauge Belgian Browning shotgun, serial #296305
your browning auto-5 shotgun was made in 1947.
In order for your question to be answered correctly,you must include the model of Browning shotgun in question,along with the serial number.Also include what gauge of shotgun you have.
It was made in 1928