OldShooter
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One is a cal. 7.65, SN 54XXX.
Marking on the left side of the slide reads "FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES de GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE" over "BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE"
Marking on the rigth side of the slide reads "Manufacture Francaise d"Armes & Cycles de Saint-Etienne". The magazine is marked on one side with the fancy letters F superimposed over N all in an oval and has 6 view holes through both sides.
The other is Cal. 9m/m00, SN 627XXX.
Marking on the left side of the slide reads "BRWONING ARMS COMPANY St LOUIS Mo & MONTREAL P.Q." over "MADE IN BELGIUM". The magazine is marked "-F N-" over "9M/M" on one side and has 5 view holes through both sides.
There is no marking on the right side of the slide.
What I would like to determine is the vintage and heritage of each. I believe the FN .32acp version may have been manufactured in the early 1920s. I have no idea of the Browning .380acp; is it the so called 1955 model? Each magazine fits in both pistols.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Marking on the left side of the slide reads "FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES de GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE" over "BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE"
Marking on the rigth side of the slide reads "Manufacture Francaise d"Armes & Cycles de Saint-Etienne". The magazine is marked on one side with the fancy letters F superimposed over N all in an oval and has 6 view holes through both sides.
The other is Cal. 9m/m00, SN 627XXX.
Marking on the left side of the slide reads "BRWONING ARMS COMPANY St LOUIS Mo & MONTREAL P.Q." over "MADE IN BELGIUM". The magazine is marked "-F N-" over "9M/M" on one side and has 5 view holes through both sides.
There is no marking on the right side of the slide.
What I would like to determine is the vintage and heritage of each. I believe the FN .32acp version may have been manufactured in the early 1920s. I have no idea of the Browning .380acp; is it the so called 1955 model? Each magazine fits in both pistols.
Thanks in advance for any help.