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FN Model 1910

October 27, 2023

The FN Model 1910 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium.

FN Model 1910
FN Model 1910
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originBelgium
Production history
DesignerJohn Browning
ManufacturerFabrique Nationale (FN)
Produced1910–1983
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass
  • Model 1910: c. 590 g
  • Model 1922: c. 700 g (unloaded)
Length
  • Model 1910: 153 mm
  • Model 1922: 178 mm
Barrel length
  • Model 1910: 80 mm
  • Model 1922: 113 mm
Cartridge
ActionBlowback
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
SightsNotch and post iron sights

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.

Model 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.

The Hamada Type (浜田式, Hamada shiki) or Hamada Type Automatic handgun 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.

Use in assassinations Edit

 
Gavrillo Princip's FN M1910, used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo
 
Pistol of Hannie Schaft, FN M1922

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 and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 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.

Paul Doumer, President of France, was assassinated by Russian emigre Paul Gorguloff on 6 May 1932 with a Model 1910 in .32 ACP.[5] The pistol is now in the Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police.[6]

A Model 1910 was also allegedly used to assassinate Huey Long, governor of Louisiana, on 5 September 1935.[7] Physician Carl Weiss, the alleged assassin, bought the FN M1910 now on display Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, in Europe for $25 in 1930.[8]

Hannie Schaft used a model M1922 during her assassinations as part of the Dutch communist resistance against Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.[9]

Users Edit

Conflicts Edit

Depictions in media Edit

James Bond in the 1962 film Doctor No shoots Professor Dent with a FN M1910 instead of the Walther PPK he had been issued at the beginning of the movie. The FN M1910 was substituted for the Walther as Bond used a silencer on the pistol and the production did not have a silencer that could fit the PPK.[18]

Citations Edit

  1. ^ a b Scarlata, Paul (1 October 2017). "Yugoslav Part II: World War II small arms: an assortment of small arms from friends and foe alike". Firearms News.
  2. ^ Belfield, Richard (2011). A Brief History of Hitmen and Assassinations. Constable & Robinson, Ltd. p. 241.
  3. ^ Kate Connolly (2004-06-22). "Found: the gun that shook the world". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ Kinard, Jeff (2004). Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. pp. 215. ISBN 1851094709.
  5. ^ Chibli Mallat (6 December 2014). Philosophy of Nonviolence: Revolution, Constitutionalism, and Justice beyond the Middle East. Oxford University Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-19-939421-0.
  6. ^ Le Musée de la Préfecture de Police (The webpage photo of the pistol misidentifies it as a revolver.)
  7. ^ "Huey Long Death Gun, Speechifying Statue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana".
  8. ^ White, Lamar Jr. "Holes in the Story: Huey P. Long, Carl Weiss, and the American Spectacle of Conspiracy". BayouBrief. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Hannie Schaft of the Dutch Resistance (The girl with the red hair)". 21 August 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "The military and police handgun cartridges of Belgium: from 9.4mm to 5.7mm. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  11. ^ a b Huon, Jean (September 2013). . Small Arms Review. Vol. 17, no. 3. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "FINNISH ARMY 1918-1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 3". www.jaegerplatoon.net. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  13. ^ a b . Archived from the original on December 18, 2022.
  14. ^ McCollum, Ian (2021). "Other Chinese Copies". Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 480–487. ISBN 9781733424639.
  15. ^ a b "República - Armas de Infantería". www.sbhac.net. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  16. ^ Small Arms of WWI Primer 058: Belgian FN1910, retrieved 2023-03-14
  17. ^ "FINNISH ARMY 1918-1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 3". www.jaegerplatoon.net. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  18. ^ "Doctor No (1962) trivia". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

General and cited references Edit

  • Vojta, Jira T. in AutoMag, Volume XXXII, Issue 10, January 2000, pp. 231–233.
  • Henrotin, Gerard. FN Browning pistols 1910 & 1922. HLebooks.com, 2006.
  • Unblinking Eye - FN Model 1910

External links Edit

  • Voorschrift Pistool F.N. Kal. 9 m.m. en 7.65 m.m. (Dutch manual for the FN (Fabrique Nationale) Modèle 1922 and the FN M1906 (M1905) Vest pocket pistol)[permanent dead link]
  • FN pistol model 1910 (infographic tech. drawing)

October 27, 2023
model, 1910, blowback, operated, semi, automatic, pistol, designed, john, browning, manufactured, fabrique, nationale, belgium, typesemi, automatic, pistolplace, originbelgiumproduction, historydesignerjohn, browningmanufacturerfabrique, nationale, produced191. The FN Model 1910 is a blowback operated semi automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium FN Model 1910FN Model 1910TypeSemi automatic pistolPlace of originBelgiumProduction historyDesignerJohn BrowningManufacturerFabrique Nationale FN Produced1910 1983VariantsSee VariantsSpecificationsMassModel 1910 c 590 g Model 1922 c 700 g unloaded LengthModel 1910 153 mm Model 1922 178 mmBarrel lengthModel 1910 80 mm Model 1922 113 mmCartridge 380 ACP 32 ACPActionBlowbackFeed systemModel 1910 6 round 380 or 7 round 32 detachable box magazine Model 1922 8 round 380 or 9 round 32 detachable box magazineSightsNotch and post iron sights Contents 1 Development 2 Variants 3 Use in assassinations 4 Users 5 Conflicts 6 Depictions in media 7 Citations 8 General and cited references 9 External linksDevelopment Edit nbsp FN Model 1910 of the Gendarmerie of Vaud on display at Morges castle museum nbsp Browning M 1910 disassembledThe 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 nbsp FN Model 1922 7 65mmA 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 Model 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 The Hamada Type 浜田式 Hamada shiki or Hamada Type Automatic handgun 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 Use in assassinations Edit nbsp Gavrillo Princip s FN M1910 used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo nbsp Pistol of Hannie Schaft FN M1922An FN M1910 serial number 19074 chambered in 380 ACP 2 was the handgun used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 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 Paul Doumer President of France was assassinated by Russian emigre Paul Gorguloff on 6 May 1932 with a Model 1910 in 32 ACP 5 The pistol is now in the Musee des Collections Historiques de la Prefecture de Police 6 A Model 1910 was also allegedly used to assassinate Huey Long governor of Louisiana on 5 September 1935 7 Physician Carl Weiss the alleged assassin bought the FN M1910 now on display Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge in Europe for 25 in 1930 8 Hannie Schaft used a model M1922 during her assassinations as part of the Dutch communist resistance against Nazi occupation of the Netherlands 9 Users Edit nbsp Belgium 10 nbsp Bolivia 11 nbsp Denmark nbsp France nbsp Finland In February of 1940 2 500 M 1910 and 2 500 M 1910 22 pistols were bought from Belgium and used in the Continuation War 12 nbsp Nazi Germany 1910 22 model produced at FN after the fall of Belgium 10 nbsp West Germany nbsp Greece nbsp Empire of Japan Purchased by some officers 13 14 nbsp Netherlands nbsp Peru nbsp Romania nbsp Spanish Republic 200 1922 pistols imported for the air force 15 nbsp Turkey nbsp Venezuela nbsp Yugoslavia 1 Conflicts EditWorld War I 16 Chaco War 11 Spanish Civil War 15 World War II 17 13 10 Depictions in media EditJames Bond in the 1962 film Doctor No shoots Professor Dent with a FN M1910 instead of the Walther PPK he had been issued at the beginning of the movie The FN M1910 was substituted for the Walther as Bond used a silencer on the pistol and the production did not have a silencer that could fit the PPK 18 Citations Edit a b Scarlata Paul 1 October 2017 Yugoslav Part II World War II small arms an assortment of small arms from friends and foe alike Firearms News Belfield Richard 2011 A Brief History of Hitmen and Assassinations Constable amp Robinson Ltd p 241 Kate Connolly 2004 06 22 Found the gun that shook the world The Daily Telegraph Kinard Jeff 2004 Pistols An Illustrated History of Their Impact ABC CLIO pp 215 ISBN 1851094709 Chibli Mallat 6 December 2014 Philosophy of Nonviolence Revolution Constitutionalism and Justice beyond the Middle East Oxford University Press p 325 ISBN 978 0 19 939421 0 Le Musee de la Prefecture de Police The webpage photo of the pistol misidentifies it as a revolver Huey Long Death Gun Speechifying Statue Baton Rouge Louisiana White Lamar Jr Holes in the Story Huey P Long Carl Weiss and the American Spectacle of Conspiracy BayouBrief Retrieved 25 February 2023 Hannie Schaft of the Dutch Resistance The girl with the red hair 21 August 2019 a b c The military and police handgun cartridges of Belgium from 9 4mm to 5 7mm Free Online Library www thefreelibrary com Retrieved 2023 03 14 a b Huon Jean September 2013 The Chaco War Small Arms Review Vol 17 no 3 Archived from the original on March 31 2019 FINNISH ARMY 1918 1945 REVOLVERS amp PISTOLS PART 3 www jaegerplatoon net Retrieved 2023 03 14 a b Japanese handguns of World War II were they as bad as they looked Pretty much says Kokalis who argues that the greatly increased recent interest in collecting them doesn t mean they still weren t ineffective guns Archived from the original on December 18 2022 McCollum Ian 2021 Other Chinese Copies Pistols of the Warlords Chinese Domestic Handguns 1911 1949 Headstamp Publishing pp 480 487 ISBN 9781733424639 a b Republica Armas de Infanteria www sbhac net Retrieved 2023 06 16 Small Arms of WWI Primer 058 Belgian FN1910 retrieved 2023 03 14 FINNISH ARMY 1918 1945 REVOLVERS amp PISTOLS PART 3 www jaegerplatoon net Retrieved 2023 03 14 Doctor No 1962 trivia Internet Movie Database Retrieved 25 February 2023 General and cited references EditModern Firearms Handguns Browning 1910 1922 and 380 Vojta Jira T in AutoMag Volume XXXII Issue 10 January 2000 pp 231 233 Henrotin Gerard FN Browning pistols 1910 amp 1922 HLebooks com 2006 Unblinking Eye FN Model 1910External links EditVoorschrift Pistool F N Kal 9 m m en 7 65 m m Dutch manual for the FN Fabrique Nationale Modele 1922 and the FN M1906 M1905 Vest pocket pistol permanent dead link FN pistol model 1910 infographic tech drawing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FN Model 1910 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