FN 1900 Pistol

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Sid

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I love old single stack .32's. They are a lot of fun to shoot.

I just got this one from Gunbroker. When I took it apart and cleaned it all up it turned out to be 99%! The blueing is excellent, the barrel is pristine and it is mechanically perfect. I went over it carefully with a magnifying glass and there is no evidence of reblueing. All of the lettering is sharp and there are no rounded surfaces that might have been polished. The magazine looks brand new and is a very tight fit in the frame. I wiped it down with silicone and it is now easier to remove it.

I will let you know how it shoots as soon as I get a chance to take it out to the range.
 
An interesting old gun, and a neat design in which the recoil spring is also the firing pin spring. In addition, it is an early example of a striker-fired pistol, and proof that Browning didn't just "do" hammers. It was a very successful pistol, with 724,550 made and sold between 1900 and 1914. Very few were sold in the U.S., due later in part to the Colt-FN agreement, but also because Colt dominated the American market with its 1903/1908 models. Most of those in the country today are either WWII bringbacks or more recent imports.

BTW, some folks become alarmed at seeing the "kinked" spring; don't worry, it is supposed to be that way; and don't think of cutting it - the gun won't work with a straight spring.

Jim
 
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