PICS ADDED. What do Archduke Ferdinand and Huey P. Long have in common?

[Wyo]

I had one of those some years ago. Like you, I just never warmed up to it though it worked fine. Recoil seemed harsh and the sights were miserable. It went down the road pretty quickly. I much prefer the 1903 Colt.

 

[djohns6]

There's a lot of speculation that Long was actually killed by a wild shot from one of his bodyguards . They carried 1911's .

 

[alwslate]

The Colt 1903 is a JMB design, scaled down from an earlier gun at the request of Colt for a pocket size gun they could market. The 1910 is said to be the gun JMB designed for himself. He liked the idea of a minimal number of parts with multiple function. The 1910 is an almost absurdly simple and clever design. It was offered to Colt but they turned it down, fearing it might usurp the sales of the 1903 so he gave it to FN who knew it would be a success and held it from the market until their stock of 1900s were depleted. The 1910 was JMBs choice for SD in .32 ACP. He had one in his pocket when he died unexpectedly at the FN plant. It is a point and shoot gun for SD like the current popular Ruger LCP which also gets along fine with minimal sights. A tribute to the design of the 1910 is that it was basically unchanged throughout it's long production history. Most likely the best striker fired traditional design ever. But.. some folks want to criticize it for what it isn't instead of appreciating it for what it is. Always a market for one if an owner wants to sell.

 

[Venom6]

My only example is a 1910/22 in .32, with Waffenampts and late wood grips. Got it for a price at the low end of reasonable, and love it for its history. Loading for it is tedious due to the small size of case in my fat fingers.

 

[alwslate]

Some folks prefer the .32 ACP to the .380 and there are good reasons why. Higher velocity, deeper penetration, less recoil and one more round capacity. In the US where bigger is always better the .380 is much more popular but it's not the same in the rest of the world. The Nazis rejected it and stuck to their .32s. The good news for those that like the 1910/55 is that all it takes to change from .380 to .32 is a change of barrels. Magazines accept both rounds, breech face dimensions are the same. So find a barrel in .32, sell your .380 barrel and live happily ever after

 

[BC38]

My brother and I were dividing my Dad's collection of guns the other day. I ended up with among other things, a Spanish Bufalo, a near copy of the FN. This particular one is gold damascened and engraved. My Dad took it off a German paratrooper that didn't need it anymore in France in WWII. Its a .32 ACP.

Pictures? Please?
Sounds like a very interesting pistol...