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	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

Fn M1922
Browning M1922 Pistol For Sale

ThomKing New Member. Hi- Thought I would share some pictures of a Browning 1922 I picked up recently (non-import, soldier bring back with papers, holster, plastic grips, two 9 shot clips). Serial # is 9546x A (or 195,46x). From what I have read so far, it is supposedly one of the commercial contract semi's manufactured in 1944 during Nazi.

It is important here to note that most of the Yugoslavian Contract pistols are stamped with both a Contract Serial Number and a factory Production Serial Number. The Contract Number is outwardly visible on the frame, main slide, slide extension, magazine floor plate, and (in most cases) the barrel through the ejection port opening.
The best example shown in the book is serial number 140788. In the 1950's a contract was filled for 1922 pistols for the Railway Police (Bahnpolizei) in the U.S. In 1971 there were still over 4000 1922's and just over 200 1910's in that service. They were all sold off between 1976-80.
Feb 01, 2003 Description: Very nice condition FN Browning model of 1922 pistol, caliber 7.65mm (32 ACP), produced for the commercial markets, and also sold to German officers (who were required to wear a sidearm as part of their uniforms). GI bring back, not import marked. Known as the commercial variation and is one of the rarest of the German Nazi occupied Belgium produced pistols.

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

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

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.

North Korea made copies of the Model 1910 without licence^{[citation needed]} as the Type 70 pistol. The weapon is made not only for domestic use but also for export.

Fn M1922

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 June 28, 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.

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Paul Doumer, President of France, was assassinated by Russian emigre Paul Gorguloff on May 6, 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 September 5, 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]

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