The Imperial Russian government ordered these pistols for its Imperial General Staff graduates. While the Swiss adopted the Luger pistol that same year, the FN Browning Model 1900 was easier to manufacture, and significantly more reliable.” This particular example is from the Russian Contract production denoted by the crossed Mosin Nagant rifle marking on the left side of the frame, manufactured between 19. Our Assessment: From Vanderlinden, “The FN Browning Model 1900 was the first practical and reliable automatic and reliable handgun to be adopted by any army. The magazine has operational wear, scattered erosion with light pitting, and finish loss, in about Good condition. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with a single 7-round magazine. The safety can be used to manually lock the slide back for cleaning. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this pistol is in about Good-Plus condition. The screw heads are slightly disfigured with usable slots. There is scattered surface oxidation throughout. The most notable finish loss is on the bottom of the bottom of the slide where there is also erosion and pitting. There are scattered nicks, dings, scratches, and small spots of finish loss. Overall Condition: This handgun retains about 70% of its metal finish. Overall, the grips are in about Fair-Good condition.īore Condition: The bore is dim with worn yet defined rifling. There are other nicks and scratches on the smooth borders. The checkering is also interrupted on the right panel. The right panel has a split at the bottom rear and there is some material loss on the bottom edge. The grips show moderate handling wear on each panel. Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered black horn panels that have an “FN” logo in an oval at the top of each grip. The rear sight is a “V” groove in a raised boss on the top of the slide. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a half-round blade fixed to the top of the slide. The left side of the barrel has Belgian proof and inspection marks. Each side of the trigger guard has inspection marks. The right side of the rear sight base, the right side of the slide, and the right side of the frame are all marked “671874”. The safety markings are in French: “SUR” and “FEU “. The left side of the frame is also marked with a circled pistol and “FN” logo over “BROWNING’S-PATENT / BREVETE S.G.D.G.” and with two crossed Mosin Nagant rifles over “7811” which is the Russian contract marking. The left side of the frame is also marked “FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES de GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE”. Markings: The left of the rear sight assembly, slide and frame have Belgian inspection and proof marks. Make: Fabrique Nationale, designed by John BrowningĪction Type: Striker-Fired Semi-Auto Pistol with Removable Magazine Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Browning