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FN (browning 1910)
- Thread starter Ryan044
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SilentHitz
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I picked up one recently from a forum member for $350. It looks like someone bought it in 1955 ( from serial#) and put it in a dresser drawer...looks about 99%. Of course mine doesn't have the nazi markings, so I use it as a nice little BUG.
Might want to consider something like duracoat, just to protect the metal from rust. My stepdad has a PPK with nazi markings, original holster....sadly it has almost zero finish as well. We're thinking of Duracoating it just to keep it from rusting...collector value is already gone, but they are nice little shooters & pieces of history.
Might want to consider something like duracoat, just to protect the metal from rust. My stepdad has a PPK with nazi markings, original holster....sadly it has almost zero finish as well. We're thinking of Duracoating it just to keep it from rusting...collector value is already gone, but they are nice little shooters & pieces of history.
Winchester_73
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Even though the collector value is hurt by the lack of finish, there will always be someone who would buy the gun. Since it has a story behind it, was carried by the nazi's and the gun itself is a great design with quality craftsmanship, someone will always pay $150+ if it works right. As a shooter it has value, don't forget that. I'd rather have a gun like that (in good working order) over many new guns that are out today.
The postwar imports are often called the "1955 model" but AFAIK FN didn't use that term. They differ a bit from the pre-war guns. FN (Browning) guns were not imported into the US before WWII, as FN and Colt made an agreement to stay out of each others territory, so most of the pre-war guns were brought back as souvenirs by GIs or imported used with tons of other guns in the post-war period by Interarms and others.
Jim
Jim
1910 Brownings make Great Pocket Pistols
I got one from an estate about 15 years ago. It was a battlefeild pickup brought home and left in a drawer in its issue holster. It was pretty ratty. It had not been taken care of. Corrosive ammo must have been shot in it last w/o cleaning as the 32acp barrel look like a rusted out sewer pipe. The outside was in bad shape too from the acid of the leather holster and mosture. To make a long story short, I polished the frame and slide,had it reblued. It turned out nice. I replaced the 32 barrel with a new .380 barrel and replaced all the springs. Parts were available from Numrich in West Hurley,NY. They make a great pocket gun and I carry it once in a while. Recently I started shooting IDPA BUG matches with it, do quite well with it. I found a guy in Texas that makes a belt slide holster for the 1910. It carries well and is just as effective as any modern pistol. I would say clean it up and shoot it. It should be enjoyed.
I got one from an estate about 15 years ago. It was a battlefeild pickup brought home and left in a drawer in its issue holster. It was pretty ratty. It had not been taken care of. Corrosive ammo must have been shot in it last w/o cleaning as the 32acp barrel look like a rusted out sewer pipe. The outside was in bad shape too from the acid of the leather holster and mosture. To make a long story short, I polished the frame and slide,had it reblued. It turned out nice. I replaced the 32 barrel with a new .380 barrel and replaced all the springs. Parts were available from Numrich in West Hurley,NY. They make a great pocket gun and I carry it once in a while. Recently I started shooting IDPA BUG matches with it, do quite well with it. I found a guy in Texas that makes a belt slide holster for the 1910. It carries well and is just as effective as any modern pistol. I would say clean it up and shoot it. It should be enjoyed.
I find the grip safety on pocket pistols to be a huge nuisance. Not quite as convenient as the one of the full sized 45 for example. But you do have to admit that the little Browning with no protrusions and nice rounded corners should set an example for a perfect concealment gun. Perfect size and shape for that purpose. Just that the design is a bit outdated with the inconvenient safety features. If it had a safety like the Colt Govt 380, it would be perfecto. Oh, and a lighter frame from alloys or something. The Little hammerless Star pistols share some of the handling of that gun as do the little Savages and Ortgies Remington, etc. All are excellent profiles but the details is what makes them less than perfect in modern terms.