Whatever its year of manufacture, your 1910's slide address surely must read as follows: 'FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIQUE' and underneath, 'BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE'. But exactly how many years after WWI is uncertain. Although pictures would be best, if that's not possible the answers to the following questions would let me narrow things down:įirstly, the serial number definitely places the gun post-World War I. Vanderlinden does not give precise serial number/year ranges for this model, but he does show pictures of the different versions of the 1910's slide address from its introduction all the way to the '70s. It is a gold mine of detailed information about all the FN pistols - the 1899, 1900, 1903, 1905, 1910, 1922, High Power, Baby, etc., and it also gives the history of the FN firm and its relationship with John Browning.Ĭoncerning your gun: Looking at the chapter on the Model 1910, and knowing only your gun's serial number (pictures would be great - is that possible?), what I see and read in the book leads me to conclude that your 1910 was probably manufactured in the very early 1920s. I hesitated before spending the $70.00 for it, but am truly glad I did. Anthony Vanderlinden's new book, FN Browning Pistols: Sidearms that Shaped World History is a fabulous resource for any FN/Browning enthusiast or anybody at all who is interested in old handguns.
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