Help Indentify A 32...

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TonyB

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My Father came across a 32 auto,and we're trying to find out about it.....I assume it'sfrom 1930's or earlier,as it was my Grandfather's(who also had a 1934 mauser).here are the markings....
FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE
HERSTAL BELGIQUE
BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE
It also has what appears to be a nazi symbol(the bird holding the schuaztica(SP).....maybe it came back w/ him from WWII-he was in Italy....any help would be great..... :)
 
Probably a 1922 Browning

Does it have a grip safety? And a piece on the front of the slide that rotates out so the barrel can be pulled out and the slide removed?

Germans conscripted a lot of these guns after they rolled into Belguim in WWII.
 
This sounds like a Browning 1922, is this your pistol? The WW2 production of these had the wooden grips as on mine, earlier production would have hard rubber black grips. I suspect the value would be in the $150-250 range, depending on condition.

Browning_1922.jpg
 
That's it!!thanks....yu know this forum is awesome,I've needed help in finding out about another old gun (1934 mauser) and I got just as quick results .thanks guys:D
 
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