When I was a teenager my Dad showed me his FN 1922 which was a bring back from WWII. He did not share the story behind it.
He, while a soldier, was not a handgun person. He couldn't get it to feed right so I looked at it and figured out that he was using .32 S&W not .32 ACP! It would fire one round and jam. Once he got the right ammo it ran like a charm. Unfortunately after I moved away, before I could stop him, he turned it into the police during a NY State amnesty program.
Fast forward to today when as soon as I got my C&R I got a nice FN 1922 shooter. It was refinished a long time ago and most of the important markings have been removed or damaged. It is serial 199XXX and has matching numbers on frame, barrel, slide, and slide extension. It has three Waffen stamps (Frame, slide, barrel) but none are crisp. I'll post some pictures when I get some good ones.
The reason for my post is FN 1922 serial numbers are confusing to me and I've never seen a definitive list. From what I've read I believe my pistol is likely 1943 manufacture. Can anyone confirm?
He, while a soldier, was not a handgun person. He couldn't get it to feed right so I looked at it and figured out that he was using .32 S&W not .32 ACP! It would fire one round and jam. Once he got the right ammo it ran like a charm. Unfortunately after I moved away, before I could stop him, he turned it into the police during a NY State amnesty program.
Fast forward to today when as soon as I got my C&R I got a nice FN 1922 shooter. It was refinished a long time ago and most of the important markings have been removed or damaged. It is serial 199XXX and has matching numbers on frame, barrel, slide, and slide extension. It has three Waffen stamps (Frame, slide, barrel) but none are crisp. I'll post some pictures when I get some good ones.
The reason for my post is FN 1922 serial numbers are confusing to me and I've never seen a definitive list. From what I've read I believe my pistol is likely 1943 manufacture. Can anyone confirm?
Vanderlinden (in FN Browning Pistols Side-Arms That Shaped World History page 220) states that 'A number of prewar and postwar Model 1922 pistols. Fn Browning 1922-collectible. Keygen paragon ntfs for mac 15. Kawasaki kl 250 service manual. 'This is an FN manufacture of the Browning 1922 in. It's also rare to find one with all-matching serial numbers like this. The cracker factory. Fn Browning 1922 Serial Numbers Dates In 1922, Browning modified the M1910 pistol to suit the requirements of the military of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes which today is known as Yugoslavia after being renamed in 1929.
Fn Browning 1922 Pistol Serial Numbers
- Fn Browning Model 1922 Serial Numbers List; The FN Model 1910, also known as the Browning model 1910, was a departure for Browning. Virtual Arms Room is no substitute for expertise and gun competence. Your serial number indicates it was made in 1922, prior to the Browning Arms Co. We have most owner's manuals online.
- FN Browning 1922. I picked up a Browning 1922 this afternoon from my friendly neighborhood enabler. It seems like it's in pretty good shape and all the numbers match. The one thing that surprised me is that there are no German marks on it - I had thought that serials 25,000-60,000 or thereabouts were seized by the Nazis.
