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gyvel · February 11, 2011, 06:51 PM

The FN 1910's continued to be produced well into the 1980's (ca. 1984, if I recall correctly), so what you have is a gun that was made for sale in Europe or other parts of the world where "Browning Arms Company" marked arms were not sold. BAC marked arms were, by agreement, sold in North America, while the "FN" marked guns were sold in the rest of the world.

The very last gasp variant of the 1910 before it was dropped also had the squared off rear end on the slide with a protruding cocked firing pin indicator, much like the "10/70" Models that were sold in the U.S. after the GCA of 68.

You'll also notice that your grips are very similar to those found on "BAC" marked guns, i.e. the sides tend to be a bit more vertical and the checkered areas are more or less flattened.

February 11, 2011, 06:51 PM	#3
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	The FN 1910's continued to be produced well into the 1980's (ca. 1984, if I recall correctly), so what you have is a gun that was made for sale in Europe or other parts of the world where "Browning Arms Company" marked arms were not sold. BAC marked arms were, by agreement, sold in North America, while the "FN" marked guns were sold in the rest of the world. The very last gasp variant of the 1910 before it was dropped also had the squared off rear end on the slide with a protruding cocked firing pin indicator, much like the "10/70" Models that were sold in the U.S. after the GCA of 68. You'll also notice that your grips are very similar to those found on "BAC" marked guns, i.e. the sides tend to be a bit more vertical and the checkered areas are more or less flattened.