It is interesting to note that over 900,000 guns had been made by the year 1929, judging by the proof on pistol no. I have assumed that, given the serial numbers, the manual safeties on all three of the 1905s are of the 2nd style - can you confirm this? I have added the 1905s to the list (the Babies will be another project). Bruno, thanks very much for your contributions, they are much appreciated. Also, remember that some of the descriptions/notes next to the serial numbers are not my own, so in some cases I may not be prepared to support or interpret them since they are occasionally copied as they were furnished to me in deference to the contributors.įinish is blued unless otherwise noted. Note: In the descriptions, 'no safety' means no manual safety lever - trying to be brief so as to keep most of the entries on one line if possible. Special acknowledgement goes to Anthony Vanderlinden, author of FN Browning Pistols: Sidearms That Shaped World History, whose serial number list of Russian contract marked pistols, police-marked pistols (and others) is incorporated into this master list, and to member Jason (jtshafiz), whose list of observed 1905 serial numbers is also incorporated here. These numbers are taken from online auctions, dealer stock, reports from private collectors and various published sources. On this page I like to show you my.įriends, For those who may be interested, I am posting here a list of the serial numbers of all FN 1905 pistols that I have observed or seen reliable reports of. Welcome to my overview due to the variety of pistols for the German Wehrmacht. Or shall I be concerned? Paid $300 for the gun.Last update: 30.10.16. The question is: is that a legitimate variation? After all, FN switched to this variation at ~ # 180,000, and the gun is # 23253X. Except on one black and white old picture, where the 1905/06 2-nd variation is shown with that old style trigger. I searched for pictures of the first and second variations and second one was always shown with a different trigger. However, I just noticed that the trigger is of first variation style, without the front raised part.

It' is a second variation, with the safety on the side. Hello, I recently bought a 'baby' FN model - model 1906, Browning patent.

This model is also commonly known as the Vest Pocket model. It is known for its first patent year '1905' while in Europe, 1906 refers to FN's first manufacturing year. FN Baby Browning: The Model 1905 is often referred to as the Model 1906, generally in the U.S. FN 1905 Serial Number List Friends, For those who may be interested, I am posting here a list of the serial numbers of all FN 1905 pistols that I have observed or seen reliable reports of.

Fn browning 1906 serial numbers