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The FN Browning M1900 is a
The design was presented to arms manufacturer FN Herstal in 1898, with production commencing the following year (then under the designation ''Modele 1899''). In 1900, an improved design featuring primarily a shorter barrel and wider grips was introduced as the M1900. These designations were applied retroactively after FN began manufacture of other Browning pistol designs; initially the M1900 was marketed as simply the "Pistolet Browning" (Browning Pistol). Production ceased only 11 years later, with a total of about 700,000+ units having been produced.
The is a copy of the M1900. Specimens examined by western authorities were marked with the date of 1964. A silenced variant was produced that featured a shortened slide to allow the threaded barrel to protrude far enough to attach the silencer.
single action
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, semi-automatic pistol designed c. 1896 by John Browning for Fabrique Nationale de Herstal
Fabrique Nationale Herstal (), trading as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer based in Herstal, Belgium. It is currently the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe.
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(FN) and produced in Belgium at the turn of the 20th century. It was the first production handgun to use a slide
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History
The design was presented to arms manufacturer FN Herstal in 1898, with production commencing the following year (then under the designation ''Modele 1899''). In 1900, an improved design featuring primarily a shorter barrel and wider grips was introduced as the M1900. These designations were applied retroactively after FN began manufacture of other Browning pistol designs; initially the M1900 was marketed as simply the "Pistolet Browning" (Browning Pistol). Production ceased only 11 years later, with a total of about 700,000+ units having been produced.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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owned a mother of pearl-gripped Modele 1899, which he regularly kept on his person and in his bedside drawer. It now resides in the NRA Firearms Museum.
Eugen Schauman
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, a Finnish nationalist activist, assassinated the Governor-General Nikolay Bobrikov
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(the highest Russian authority in the Grand Duchy of Finland
The Grand Duchy of Finland ( fi, Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta; sv, Storfurstendömet Finland; russian: Великое княжество Финляндское, , all of which literally translate as Grand Principality of Finland) was the predecess ...
) with a Browning pistol on June 16, 1904, in Helsinki
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. The act was followed by spontaneous anti-Russian celebrations in the streets of Helsinki and after the 1917 independence Schauman was considered to be a national hero of Finland.
An Jung-geun
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, a Korean-independence activist, assassinated the Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi
was a Japanese politician and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of Japan. He was also a leading member of the ''genrō'', a group of senior statesmen that dictated Japanese policy during the Meiji era.
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with this type of gun on October 26, 1909 in Harbin railway station
Harbin railway station () is a railway station on the Jingha railway, Binsui Railway, Labin Railway, Binbei Railway and Binzhou Railway. The station is in Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
History
Songhuajiang station () was opened ...
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The pistol was popular in China from its introduction through World War II
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and was often copied and used as the basis for other designs. State-run arsenals produced serialized production runs for warlord militias, and local craftsmen produced one-off handmade versions.
The is a copy of the M1900. Specimens examined by western authorities were marked with the date of 1964. A silenced variant was produced that featured a shortened slide to allow the threaded barrel to protrude far enough to attach the silencer.
Ammunition
The weapon is chambered for the.32 ACP
.32 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as .32 Automatic) is a centerfire pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pi ...
, also known as 7.65×17mm Browning SR, "SR" denotes semi-rimmed.
Users
* * :Bought by theFederal District
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police
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* :First acquired by police before 1917, in total up to a thousand were bought. The pistol was very popular in the civilian market and among early Finnish nationalist movement ''Voimaliitto.'' Also used by the State Railways and the Bank of Finland.
* :Bought by police agencies
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* :Popular sidearm with officers
* :Issued to police forces and military officers
Conflicts
Mexican Revolution Balkan WarsWorld War I
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Russian Civil War
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Finnish Civil War
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Warlord Era
Chaco War
The Chaco War ( es, link=no, Guerra del Chaco, gn, Cháko Ñorairõ
FN 1900 pistol (Infographic tech. drawing)
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Chinese Civil War
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World War II
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Synonyms
This model is known by several names, including: *FN M1900 *FN Mle.1900 *Browning M1900 *Browning No.1See also
*Colt M1900
The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the 20th century. It also marked the introduction of .38 ACP, the round for which it i ...
*FN Model 1903
The FN Model 1903 (M1903, FN Mle 1903), or Browning No.2 is a self-loading semi-automatic pistol engineered by John Browning and made by Belgian arms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale (FN). It was introduced in 1903 and fired the 9×20mmSR Brownin ...
Underbarrel pistols
*Bayard 1908
The Bayard 1908 is a semi-automatic pistol that patented and designed by Belgian Bernard Clarus in 1907 as a short-range self-defense handgun. The Bayard 1908 was sold on the civilian market, chambered in .25 ACP, .32 ACP, and .380 ACP. The Belgi ...
*Jieffeco Model 1911
The Jieffeco Model 1911 was a semi automatic pistol manufactured in Belgium.
See also
*List of pistols
Underbarrel pistols
*FN M1900
The FN Browning M1900 is a single action, semi-automatic pistol designed c. 1896 by John Browning for Fabriqu ...
* Semmerling XLM
References
External links
FN 1900 pistol (Infographic tech. drawing)
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