NRA-certified rifle (40 years), pistol, home firearms safety, and personal. 6.35mm caliber (.25ACP), six shot magazine, 2-inch barrel, semi-auto pistol. Posts: 5,265 Google will turn up lots of info on these.
I think I read today they are actually a Copy of a FN 1905 Model Browning Vest Pocket.
380 ACP) FN Grand Browning (same as Colt Model 1911. That is a nice little pistol you have there. So the question I have is should I have the gun re-finished and who is a good person to contact regarding the value of the gun (in Macomb). FN Browning Model 1903 Military Semi Auto, 9mm Browning Long (9 x 20mm) FN Browning Model 1905/06 Vest Pocket (.25 ACP) FN Browning Model 1910/1922 (.32 ACP. Also it's missing the original grips and grip screw >:( I need to take it to someone who can give me a true appraisal of the gun but I haven't had time nor do I know anyone who does it. Most of the purchases were about 19, and that is evident in this example, which is the early pattern of FN 1905 without a thumb safety. This pistol will make a neat little collector. It is similar to Colt's Vest Pocket Pistol and is based off the same John Browning patent.
Fn 1905 vest pocket serial numbers#
The gun operates flawlessly but its obvious that it hasn't been taken care of the best through the years.Īnyway I ran the serial numbers and to the best of my knowledge this was a very early production model and was never meant to be exported to the U.S. Both blued and nickel-plated examples were purchased, although the majority (like this one) were nickeled. The FN Model 1905 is an extremely compact pocket pistol. Hi all, I'm thinking of having my great grandfathers (mine now) vest pocket re-done and coated however I'm not sure who I should have do it or if it would hurt the value of the weapon.