FN Model 1910 | |
---|---|
FN Model 1910 | |
Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Belgium |
Production history | |
Designer | John Browning |
Manufacturer | Fabrique Nationale (FN) |
Produced | 1910–1983 |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass |
|
Length | |
Cartridge | |
Action | Blowback |
Feed system |
|
Sights | Notch and post iron sights |
To find your serial number, you will need to refer to your owner's manual. We have most owner's manuals online. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided on serial numbers and dates of manufacture are accurate, records on early production models such as the Auto-5 and Superposed shotguns were not included due to.
The FN Model 1910 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium.
Development[edit]
FN Model 1910 of the Gendarmerie of Vaud, on display at Morges castle museum
Mar 17, 2009 All serial numbers match, and they are somewhat lowish, I think: 317XX. You have a very nice 1922 Browning, the grips while very nice do not appear to be original and rest assured the name engraved on the firearm is not the Anna Sage of Dillinger fame. The Model 1922 was a 'quick and dirty' way to respond to complaints that the Model. Mar 12, 2010 The FN capture 1922 were in either 32 acp or 380 acp (380 auto or 9mm browning short or 9mm kurz). 380 is still around but its a hot commodity so its sometimes hard to find but manufactures still make it. 32 acp is a little harder to come. I have a hard time reading the serial numbers so I can't tell you a specific caliber. Jan 31, 2019 Fn 1922 Serial Number Lookup; The FN Model 1910 is a blowback-operated. An FN M1910, serial number 19074, chambered in.380 ACP. Browning 1910, 1922 and 380; French and World Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles Since 1800. Vojta, Jira T. In AutoMag, Volume XXXII, Issue 10, January 2000, pp. Manufacturer/Trademark - Browning.
Browning M 1910 disassembled
The FN Model 1910, also known as the Browning model 1910, was a departure for Browning. Before, his designs were produced by both FN in Europe and Colt Firearms in the United States. Since Colt did not want to produce it, Browning chose to patent and produce this design in Europe only. Introduced in 1910, this pistol used a novel operating spring location surrounding the barrel. This location became the standard in such future weapons as the Walther PPK and Russian Makarov.
It incorporated the standard Browning striker-firing mechanism and a grip safety along with a magazine safety and an external safety lever (known as the 'triple safety') in a compact package. Offered in both .380 ACP (6-round magazine) and .32 ACP (7-round magazine) calibres, it remained in production until 1983. It is possible to switch calibres by changing only the barrel. However, FN never offered packages containing a single pistol with both calibre barrels.
Variants[edit]
FN Model 1922 7.65mm
Browning Gun Values By Serial Number
A variant of the Model 1910 was known variously as the Model 1922 or 1910/22. This was a larger model with a longer barrel (113 mm), slide extension, and a longer grip frame to accommodate an extra two rounds. This model was aimed at military and police contracts and many examples were produced for various agencies. The FN Model 1910 was initially designed for the Kingdom of Serbia. In 1913, a purchase order for 235, Model 1910 semi automatic pistols was made by the Serbian National Army. The purchase was made for the 1st and 2nd Timok infantry divisions of the first army.
1910/1922 pistols went on to see extensive service in World War Two, and continued to be manufactured by the Germans after their occupation of Belgium and seizure of the FN factory. These examples carry Nazi production stamps, and most have simple chequered wood grips instead of the earlier horn or plastic grips bearing the FN logo.
The FN Model 1922 was also used by the following countries: Yugoslavia (60,000 Automatski pistolj (Brauning) 9mm M.22 between 1923 and 1930),[1] The Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, Romania, France, Finland, Denmark, and West Germany in the post war period. While the Model 1910 was widely sold on both civilian and military markets, the Model 1922 was considered specifically a military and police pistol, with FN offering it to individual civilians only by special order.
In 1955, the Browning Arms Company introduced the Model 1910 pistol for the American market as the Model 1955. Made in Belgium, this model was virtually identical to the European model except for the markings and grips. Importation ceased in 1968 due to the passage of stricter gun-control laws in the U.S.
Another version, the Model 1971, featured a longer barrel and slide (similar in length to the Model 1922, but with a one-piece slide), adjustable sights, a finger-rest magazine, and enlarged 'target' grips. These features were intended to comply with the Gun Control Act of 1968 which had halted import of the Model 1955.
Fn Browning Model 1922 Serial Numbers Chart
The Hamada Type or Hamada Type Automatic handgun (浜田式 Hamada shiki?) was a semi-automatic pistol developed in 1941 for use by the Empire of Japan during World War II. Developed by Bunji Hamada, the pistol took its basic design from the Model 1910 Browning. Production occurred at the Japanese Firearms Manufacturing Company, with only minor changes made as the war progressed.
Incidents[edit]
Gavrillo Princip's FN M1910, used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo
An FN M1910, serial number 19074, chambered in .380 ACP[2] was the handgun used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, the act that precipitated the First World War.[3] Numerous previous sources erroneously cited the FN Model 1900 in .32 calibre as being the weapon Princip used.[4] This has led to confusion over the calibre of the pistol actually used.
Paul Doumer, President of France, was assassinated by Russian emigre Paul Gorguloff on 6 May 1932 with a Model 1910.[5] The pistol is now in the Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police.[6] A Model 1910 was also used to assassinate Huey Long, governor of Louisiana, on 5 September 1935.[7] During the world wars, the FN 1910 was used by the militaries of Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Finland, Japan (private orders for Japanese officers), and by Peru and Venezuela postwar.
Notes[edit]
- ^Scarlata, Paul (1 October 2017). 'Yugoslav Part II: World War II small arms: an assortment of small arms from friends and foe alike'. Firearms News.
- ^Belfield, Richard (2011). A Brief History of Hitmen and Assassinations. Constable & Robinson, Ltd. p. 241.
- ^Kate Connolly (2004-06-22). 'Found: the gun that shook the world'. The Daily Telegraph.
- ^Kinard, Jeff (2004). Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. pp. 215. ISBN1851094709.
- ^Chibli Mallat (6 December 2014). Philosophy of Nonviolence: Revolution, Constitutionalism, and Justice beyond the Middle East. Oxford University Press. p. 325. ISBN978-0-19-939421-0.
- ^Le Musée de la Préfecture de Police (The webpage photo of the pistol misidentifies it as a revolver.)
- ^http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12410
References[edit]
- Vojta, Jira T. in AutoMag, Volume XXXII, Issue 10, January 2000, pp. 231–233.
- Henrotin, Gerard - FN Browning pistols 1910 & 1922 - HLebooks.com, 2006.
Fn 1922 Markings
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FN_Model_1910&oldid=973142323'