Oct 03, 2009  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. FN Browning Model 1910 and Model 1922 Following is a guide for identifying FN Browning pistol models: FN Browning Model 1899 vs. FN Browning Model 1900: The Model 1899 was first produced in January 1899 and closely resembles John Browning's prototype.

Good morning gentleman it's one of my my first posts here in this forum, so let me say hello to all of you. I'm collecting parabellums and rifles (german an austrian ordonance). A friend asked me if i have any connections to determine a production date of his fn. Reading you forum for years, i thought, maybe gunboards could help first information i have, the serial number is 5230xx second, i found an proofing, ELG with crown, with is according my documents, not a nitro proof.

Can you gentleman help to determine the production date and solve the riddle about the blackpowderproof. Best regards from austria, wolfganggo. Crown over ELG/* in oval is the definitive black powder proof for breech-loading guns, small bore guns and handguns, since July 1893 according to my reference. Lion over PV is nitro proof for rifled barrel & parabellum pistols, in use since 1924 per my references.

Almost all (in my experience, all) Belgian arms will show the ELG/* in oval proof (with or without crown, depending on date), with additional marks indicative of other proofing. This one is nitro proofed, as shown by the Lion over PV proof, and (if my refereces are correct) sometime after 1924.

Look on pg 91 of the FN book by Anthony Vanderlinden 'FN Browning Pistols: Side-Arms that Shaped World History'. There are three entries for the letter A and 2 of them are postwar.

Besides that I have a FN 1900 that has the Lion/PV, *H and the 'Perron' tower proof. The only H listed in the book is Christophe Woit 1938-1968. According to the book the 'Perron' proof was used until 1924 so how could these two proofs be on the same gun when they come from two different time periods? The only logical conclusion I could come up with is that they reused the letters.

Adobe acrobat xi keygen xforce download. Look on pg 91 of the FN book by Anthony Vanderlinden 'FN Browning Pistols: Side-Arms that Shaped World History'. There are three entries for the letter A and 2 of them are postwar. Besides that I have a FN 1900 that has the Lion/PV, *H and the 'Perron' tower proof. The only H listed in the book is Christophe Woit 1938-1968.

According to the book the 'Perron' proof was used until 1924 so how could these two proofs be on the same gun when they come from two different time periods? The only logical conclusion I could come up with is that they reused the letters.There is only one entry for letter R.

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 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 and Russian.

It incorporated the standard Browning striker-firing mechanism and a along with a magazine safety and an external safety lever (known as the 'triple safety') in a compact package. Offered in both (6-round ) and (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 [ ]. FN Model 1922 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. In 1913, a purchase order for 235, Model 1910 semi automatic pistols was made by the Serbian National Army. Omega composer crack.

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 or plastic grips bearing the FN logo. The FN Model 1922 was also used by the following countries: (60,000 Automatski pistolj (Brauning) 9mm M.22 between 1923 and 1930), The Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, Romania, France, Finland, Denmark, and West Germany in the post war period.