Browning FN 1910

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H Richard

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Just had to post a picture of one of my more recent purchases. Found it at a local gun auction. Browning 1910, vintage of about late 60's. It carries so well, but it is difficult to hit anything beyond about 10 yards with what I call a guttersnipe type sight. It definitely won't snag on anything,as the sights are nearly non-existent. Just a neat gun, one that I have always desired, (now if I could just find a decent Beretta 1934).
 
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I had one , with FN grip panels made about 1920's many years ago. Now I have the one you are showing. Bought here about 9 years ago. They are flawless little guns. Workmanship and quality is everything a Colt or any other FN product is.

Keep shooting it. You will be surprised how far out you can hit with it. And at close .380 ACP range, I think it is the best to be had.
 
I got it for just what my 5 yr. old Blue Book says it was worth. I guess I'm going to have to invest in a new BB one of these days to keep up with prices.
 
This Model 1910,the original version, is a very historical pistol since one was used by Gavrillo Princep a Serb to assassinate The Archduke Ferdinand and his wife precipitating WW I.
Jim
 
I've got one in .380 from the late 60s plus a couple of old .32s from
the 20s I would guess. A truely great design with quality workmanship.
 
How reliable are these? I have a lot of respect for the Beretta .32 and .380 pistols, but am unsure how much to trust others.

I gather that Colt .32's work well, and the .380's, maybe. Some reportedly need extractor work to be reliable.

Is this striker fired, with the Colt Model M having an internal hammer? That's my recollection of what was posted when this came up here awhile ago.
 
My understanding is the reliability is outstanding, and often noted as one of the safest pistols to carry, with dual safeties. As far as I know, it is one of the very few that were designed so well (John Browning) it remained unchanged longer than any other pistol.
 
I'm jealous! I've always wanted a 1910 but have never found one of the elegant little things at a price/time that worked.

Since you mentioned the Beretta 1934, here's a photo of a newer commercial one that I picked up recently.

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I read somewhere that the reason these little pocket pistols, popular and frequently carried by German officers, but privately purchased and not issued, were not issued to the German military because the average soldier could not reassemble one after field stripping for cleaning.

They were built in .32 ACP and .380 calibers. I find them accurate to about 10 yards.
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The Germans focused on two FN models once they got control of the factory: the High Power and the 1922 (the service pistol enlargement of the 1910). There were about 450,000 of the 1922s made, mostly in .32ACP. Only a handful of other models such as the 1910 were produced. The 1922 is supposedly easier to strip. Note: 450,000 1922s and a handful of other models made during German occupation, not total.
 
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As noted above the 1910 is one of the few designs that was so good
it never was changed throughout it's production. It is striker fired and
is extremly simple with only about 27 parts. Field stripping can be a
bit difficult because of the strong recoil spring and the barrel bushing
that has to be rotated. It has no screws other than the grip screw. It
is easily taken apart after the grips are removed. It has a magazine
safety but it can be easily removed. I was skeptical about reliability
because of the small ejection port in the slide compared to the open
top of the 1934 Beretta but so far function has been 100%. The sights
are minuscule but in side by side comparisons the 1910 shoots smaller
groups than my 1934 Beretta. Construction is all steel except
for triggers of late models which are made of plastic.
 
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Erich said:
I'm jealous! I've always wanted a 1910 but have never found one of the elegant little things at a price/time that worked.

Since you mentioned the Beretta 1934, here's a photo of a newer commercial one that I picked up recently.

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Erich-

Please describe the knife and the flashlight. And what is that bill or playing card on the far right? The image on it looks something like an Anasazi artist had painted a lizard. ??

That pistol looks really nice, in view of its age.

I had a military M-34 that shot well enough from "offhand" that I could cover a full magazine's holes at 25 yards with the palm of my hand. If I wasn't doing so well with the heavy trigger on a given day, it'd still let me cover all the holes with my entire hand. These guns were meant for close range use, so I guess that's what I expected. But a prewar Walther PP .32 was about twice as accurate. Some of that, however, was due to the very heavy Beretta trigger.
 
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That's a Great Eastern Cutlery Tidiuoute #15 with bone scales and aFenix PD22 Ultimate Edition CREE LED light. The money clip is by Hopi silversmith Joe Josytewa.

The Beretta (a 1966) does okay:
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Erich said:
That's a Great Eastern Cutlery Tidiuoute #15 with bone scales and aFenix PD22 Ultimate Edition CREE LED light. The money clip is by Hopi silversmith Joe Josytewa.

The Beretta (a 1966) does okay:
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I saw that on the Beretta board. But it'll be new to most here. Nice shooting!
 
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