My father-in-law recently passed away, and we found a bag of WWII pistols, probably not opened for nearly 65 years: one is Walther P38 ac44, and the other is Browning FN M1922 Belgique. The M1922 has the checquered walnut grips, making it a 2nd variation and has a WaA140 stamp. From what I have read, the Wa140 is a 7.65 (32acp), but the magazine in stamped '9m/m'; which would be the.380 acp version.
First identity crisis ALSO the serial number is out of the range of any list of serial numbers I have seen: 2164xx with no prefix or suffix. Olearmyjoel.com's list doesn't capture that particular number. Second identity crisis. ALSO, the firing pin is snapped off, and I am looking for parts. Any help is appreciated. Waffenamt inspector #140 worked at FN from late 1941 to the end of the German occupation.
Mar 12, 2018 - FN M1922 'identity crisis. And the other is Browning FN M1922 Belgique. ALSO the serial number is out of the range of any list of serial. An FN M1910, serial number 19074, chambered in.380 ACP was the handgun used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, the act that precipitated the First World War.
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The Germans took over 9mm Browning (.380 ACP) pistols that were in the factory at the time of the occupation, but that caliber was not in their supply system so the guns made for them were all in 7.65 Browning (.32 ACP). The serial number of that pistol would indicate manufacture in the mid to late 1930's; it would seem strange it was not taken over until late 1941, but in chaotic times, things get overlooked. The magazines of the two calibers seem to interchange as far as working goes, but there are slight differences and I would hesitate to call them interchangeable. The firing pin is identical to that of the Browning Model 1910 and the Model 1908 Colt.25 ACP, which might help your search for the part. I think Gun Parts was having them reproduced.
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Designed by Robert Browning and built in Belgium as Colt refused to produce it. Production ran from 1912 till 1983 and was originally designed for the German Luftwaffe (Airforce) issued to their pilots. It was then issued to the Military and Police and not available to private citizens The serial numbers are hard to run down, but this is a pre-war gun made sometime before 1941 and valuable in that respect. A FN1910/1922 like this one was used to assassinate Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife in 1914 precipitating in World War I I paid $350 for it three years ago. Dad needs a little help. Designed by Robert Browning and built in Belgium as Colt refused to produce it. That's JOHN Browning, the best known gun designer in the Free World.
I doubt Colt was interested, they had the popular 1903.32 and 1908.380. The 1910 was directed at European sales. Production ran from 1912 till 1983 and was originally designed for the German Luftwaffe (Airforce) issued to their pilots.
The 1910 was not much used by military forces, it was a police and commercial sales model. It was then issued to the Military and Police and not available to private citizens The 1910/22 you show was designed for an FN contract with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (now Yugoslavia, pretty much.) Other customers include Holland, Belgium, France, Sweden, and Denmark, and more sales to Yugoslavia. Some for army issue, some for police; some 7.65/.32, some 9mm Browning Short/.380.
The Germans did not get any great number until they invaded Belgium in 1940 and put the FN plant back to work making weapons for the Nazis. They held the FN plant in WW I but the Belgians were more stubborn then and would not work for the Boche. The serial numbers are hard to run down, but this is a pre-war gun made sometime before 1941 and valuable in that respect. Maybe so, but there are a lot of things about this particular gun that greatly reduce its dollar value. First, it is rusty.