Fn Browning Model 1910 Serial Numbers
FN 1910 serial numbers had reached well into the 400,000's by the end of WW II. I owned a Japanese private purchase rig (Jap. Marked holster, 2 mags) a while back that was a GI bringback (with 'paper') and was well into the 400,000 range. Browning records of serial numbers on the 1910/1955 model are vague before 1966. They estmate that number 500,000 was made around 1965, and that. FN browning 1910 Ask a Question [ 1] 2 Next >> 5 years y ago #1.
The FN Model 1910 was a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium.The FN Model 1910 was a departure for Browning. Before, his designs were produced by both FN in Europe and Colt Firearms in the United States. Uniross photo battery charger instructions 2017. 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) calibers, it remained in production until 1983.An FN M1910 chambered in 9x17mm Browning Short (.380 ACP) (serial numbers 19074, 19075, 19120 and 19126 were purchased for the Black Hand members; the specific one used was not identified) was the handgun used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, precipitating the First World War. Type Semi-automatic pistol Place of origin Belgium Production history Designer John Browning Manufacturer Fabrique Nationale (FN) Produced 1910–1983 Variants See Variants Specifications Weight Model 1910: ca. 590 g Model 1922: ca. 700 g (unloaded) Length Model 1910: 153 mm Model 1922: 178 mm Cartridge 9×17mm Browning 7.65×17mm Browning Action Blowback Feed system Model 1910: 6-round (.380) or 7-round (.32) detachable box magazine Model 1922: 8-round (.380) or 9-round (.32) detachable box magazine Sights Notch and post iron sights.