Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Nazi Occupation Pistols: The M1922 has the dubious distinction of being produced in larger numbers than any other firearm at the FN plant during the Nazi occupation. Danish Police: Denmark ordered 3,000 7.65mm M1922 pistols for the Danish Federal Police in the 1930's. Ordered with typical French cost saving features such as black enamel finish and unfluted slide cap, the guns were refinished by the French after the war with a green/gray parkerizing over the original remaining finish. Careful examination notes several pre-war features (17 as opposed to 16 cocking serrations, horn grips, differing slide legends). Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: French Navy: Ordered in approximately 1932, these 7.65mm pistols are often mistaken for postwar guns.
These pistols were ordered through the FN dealer and distributor in Bucharest, B.D. Ordusuna Mahsustur' (Turkiey Cumhuriyeti Mahsustur - Property of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey) Variant 3: Marked 'Subaylara Mahsustur' (Property of Officer of the Armed Forces) Romania: The Romanian contract pistols were shipped from FN in September 1935, and were marked with the crest of the Ministry of the Interior, indicating issuance to a law enforcement agency. Subay' (Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Subay - Officer of the Turkish Republic). Three contract variations have been noted, although it is possible that more may surface. Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Turkey: Continuing an Ottoman tradition of FN patronage (Ottoman police were armed with FN Model 1903 pistols), the newly formed Turkish Republic purchased M1922 pistols for the Turkish Army. In 1955, the introduced the Model 1910 pistol for the American market as the Model 1955. While the Model 1910 was widely sold on both civilian and military markets, the Model 1922 was considered specifically a military and police pistol, with FN offering it to individual civilians only by special order. The FN Model 1922 was also used by the following countries: Yugoslavia, The Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, Romania, France, Finland, Denmark, and West Germany in the post war period.
These examples carry Nazi production stamps, and most have simple chequered wood grips instead of the earlier or plastic grips bearing the FN logo.
1910/1922 pistols went on to see extensive service in World War Two, and continued to be manufactured by the Germans after their occupation of Belgium and seizure of the FN factory. The purchase was made for the 1st and 2nd Timok infantry divisions of the first army. Serial #474195, 7.65mm (.32 ACP), 3 3/8” barrel with an excellent, bright bore.This is a very unusual, matching numbered pistol that has the normal commercial FN markings, but with the raised front and rear sights as found on the Dutch Ministry of Finance Contract guns.The metal retains 97-98% of the original blue finish that has some mild silvering at the muzzle and also has some minor fading along a few of the high and exposed edges.The almost black checkered “FN” horn grips are in very good condition with some very minor flattening of the points and noticeable insect damage on both panels.A single “FN” marked magazine is included.The Dutch Contract pistols were the only Model 1900s to utilize raised sights without the milled sighting channel found on virtually all of the other examples made.Their presence on this commercial example is probably the result of using surplus Dutch Contract parts as clean-up.This is an excellent example of a highly unusual Model 1910 Browning and would make a great addition to any collection.In 1913, a purchase order for 235, Model 1910 semi automatic pistols was made by the Serbian National Army. Unusual FN Browning Model 1910 Pistol with Raised Sights
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