- Fn 1910 Serial Number Dates
- Fn Browning Model 1910 Serial Numbers
- Browning 1910 Serial Number Dates
- Fn Browning Model 1910 Pistol
John Moses Browning probably completed the prototype for his “New Model” pistol in 1908. This can be deduced from the fact that it was patented in Belgium on 20 February 1909, though it is often reported that the prototype was made in 1909 or even 1910. The gun was never patented or manufactured in the U.S. Manufacture of the New Model in 7.65mm by Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium began late in 1912. Manufacture in 9mm Browning Short (.380 caliber) probably began a few months later. FN deliberately delayed release of the new design for nearly three years because sales of the Old Model were still brisk. Once released, the Browning Automatic Pistol, New Model, quickly supplanted the Old Model. However the Old Model (Model 1900) continued in production right up to the beginning of the Great War in 1914, in order to fulfill Belgian military contracts.
Fn 1910 Serial Number Dates
Fn Browning Model 1910 Serial Numbers
FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES de GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE
BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE
FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES de GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE
BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE
FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES DE GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE
BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE
FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES DE GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE
BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE
- Remove the magazine and make sure the chamber is empty.
- Use a barrel bushing key or a spanner wrench to depress the barrel bushing and turn it 90° to unlock it. Be careful because the bushing is under spring pressure.
- Ease the bushing off the front of the slide and remove the recoil spring.
- Draw the slide back to the second detent on the left side and lock it in position with the manual safety lever.
- Turn the barrel counterclockwise (as you face the front of the gun) approximately 90° to unlock its lugs from engagement with the slots in the frame.
- Lower the safety lever and draw the slide and barrel off the frame.
Browning 1910 Serial Number Dates
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Fn Browning Model 1910 Pistol
11-28-2014, 09:29 AM | #5 |
Regulator Posts: 2,353 | I agree. If it is indeed a FEG forgery, the serial number coincides with a FEG P9 from the early 1990's. I'm no expert on FN serial numbers, so I'll leave it at that and let the experts make a more authoritative appraisal of the gun. I have to say, though, that I've never seen an FN or Browning HP with tool marks that bad on the barrel cam lug. One sure fire way to tell if it is a FEG or not is to do a close visual comparison of the gun's proportions and dimensions aft of the trigger guard with those of a pistol you know for sure is an FN or Browning HP. The FEG is not an exact copy of the BHP and most of the dimensional variations are seen in and around the grip frame of the gun. So if they don't totally match up to the FN or BHP, then it's a forgery, and most likely a FEG forgery. JayPee __________________ 'We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.' - Winston Churchill |