Ok, so now you see

8Z3494

and the first Browning chart says

1958-67 From 1958 serial numbers were preceded by the date of manufacture. 8M=standard weight for 1958. 8G=light weight for 1958.
Example: 8M1000 = A 1958 Auto-5 standard weight shotgun with serial number 1000 G85001-G99000
8G1-8G2000
M=standard weight
G=light weight

And the second chart says the Z stand for Light 20

So your A-5 is a Light 20 made in 1958 and has the serial number 3494.

Hope this helps.

Mike

Last edited by skeettx; 06/27/12 07:25 PM.
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