Importation ceased in due to the passage of stricter gun-control laws in the U. Another version, the Model , featured a longer barrel and slide similar in length to the Model , but with a one-piece slide , adjustable sights, a finger-rest magazine, and enlarged 'target' grips.
These features were intended to comply with the Gun Control Act of which had halted import of the Model North Korea made copies of the Model without license as the Type 70 pistol. The weapon is made not only for domestic use but also meant for export. Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Grant Richard Winters Harry Welsh. Project maintenance. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? FN Model The model follows the Savage Automatic Pistol in placing the recoil spring around the barrel, rather than over the barrel as in the model.
The recoil spring is secured by a bushing with bayonnette-style lugs on the front of the slide. Unlike the Model , which was only available in 7.
Browning specified that the case length for the new cartridge must be identical to that of the. The idea was that the only modification necessary for the gun to use the new cartridge would be a new barrel and magazine.
When Browning set out to design the Model FN Browning, he designed it so that only the barrel need be changed to convert from one caliber to the other. The magazines for the two calibers were identical, even though they were marked 7. The magazine holds seven rounds of 7. The relatively small size and sleek lines of the Model made it easily concealed, and the the lack of protrusions such as large sights or a slide release lever made the gun easy to draw quickly from a pocket.
A 9mm. The grip safety on the Model directly blocks the sear not the disconnector as reported by W. Smith , preventing it from moving downward and releasing the striker. The manual safety lever merely locks the grip safety in place so that it cannot be depressed, though an external lug on the manual safety lever also moves into a notch in the slide to prevent the slide from being opened.
When the magazine is withdrawn a lever moves up and likewise blocks the grip safety from being depressed--hence, the arm cannot be fired unless the magazine is fully inserted. The earliest grips on the FN Browning were made of checkered horn and featured a logo similar to that of the Model , with a facsimile of the gun above the FN monogram in an oval at the top. These grips were only used for a few months and are now exceedingly rare.
They were succeeded by checkered horn grips with the FN monogram in an oval at the top. According to Vanderlinden, horn continued in use until the beginning of World War II, after which molded plastic was used. Horn grips are easily identified by their flat backs, whereas plastic grips have depressions in their backs from the molds. After World War II wood grips were sometimes used for the Model , most with rudimentary checkering, though some luxury models featured very finely checkered wooden grips.
Leave it like it is, clean and oil it. As the others said, the gun tells a story. If you have an urge to play with a gun like this, buy a russian Tokarev 33 on the cheap. Enough sharp edges there to play till kingdom come. Johann, have you seen any Russian TT33's for cheap lately? I would clean it up and repair the function. I would Not refinish it. Once altered they can not be made original again. You've got a pretty nice looking FN Model My personal opinion would be to leave it alone.
Based on my research it is not terribly valuable, but it is a nice pistol. Get it repaired and cleaned up and enjoy it as a nice example of an old pistol. Well it seems so far that I should leave well enough alone. I agree. The pictures don't do it justice actually.
I guess I will try to replace the extractor and clean it up again. Where would be a good place to search the serial numbers on it?
Give the pistol a wipe down with steel wool and light oil to remove any hint of surface rust, then repair and clean the gun and enjoy it on the range. Wrote out West to see if they had extractor ,if not I will make one. Oiled it up and will do some sort of cleaning at a later date. Sorry, I didn't look at the photo's close enough This is off another site on the web and should give you an idea of the year of production It's not exact but should help get you close. You should leave it as is.
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