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PetahW · September 13, 2009, 07:53 PM

The reason it can't be found in the Browning listings is that the pistol isn't a Browning - It's a Fabrique' Nationale (FN) Model 1910.

The model, although invented by JB, wasn't produced as a Browning until 1955, when they were marked "BAC" and "Model 1955".

FN made a little over 701,000 of them in the 71 years of production (1912-1983), and I know FN was well into the 20,000 serial number range by 1914 - only two years after intro.

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September 13, 2009, 07:53 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	The reason it can't be found in the Browning listings is that the pistol isn't a Browning - It's a Fabrique' Nationale (FN) Model 1910. The model, although invented by JB, wasn't produced as a Browning until 1955, when they were marked "BAC" and "Model 1955". FN made a little over 701,000 of them in the 71 years of production (1912-1983), and I know FN was well into the 20,000 serial number range by 1914 - only two years after intro. .