In 1977, FN acquired the Browning Arms Company which had been established in 1927, the year after Browning's death. Throughout his life, Browning designed weapons for his own company, as well as for Winchester, Colt, Remington, Savage, and Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Belgium.
Released as the Fabrique Nationale GP35, it was more popularly known as the Browning Hi-Power. The 9 mm self-loading pistol he was working on when he died was eventually completed in 1935, by Belgian designer Dieudonne Saive. A deluxe takedown Winchester Rifle Model 1894On November 26, 1926, while working on a self-loading pistol design for FN in Liège, he died of heart failure in the office of his son Val A. 32 ACP pistol to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophia. Perhaps the single most infamous Browning-designed firearm was a FN Model 1910 handgun, serial number 19074. Browning was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two-year mission in Georgia beginning on March 28, 1887. He made his first firearm at age 13 in his father's gun shop, and was awarded his first patent on Octoat the age of 24. Gangarosa states that, by the Summer of 1931, FN had reached serial number 1,000,000 in its Model 1906 line, at which point the new Baby Browning. These are inspection dates.John Moses Browning (Janu– November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. often indicating a different quarter or even a different year. The configuration of the partial box indicates the quarter of the year it was stamped. In '51-'52 it moved to the other side, right side up. Mauser 98 Karbine Model M24/47 was first manufactured in 1924 with FN. Yellow circle is a date code - in 1950 it was located on the left side front trigger guard and stamped upside down, as you can see. There is a C preceding the serial number here, and four.Green circle is the Controller of Proof mark - identifies the guy who did the final inspection.I am including two photos of my 1950 pistol with some notes.Ī wild guess - yours would be from 1951-1952. You will probably find this on the right side front of the trigger guard on your pistol. You will be looking for a number in a partial box. We want to see profiles of both sides and clear (in focus) details of any marks/stamps you notice. The best way to get an answer would be to post good pictures of your pistols in a new thread. There should be some markings on it indicating the year and quarter year of the inspection of various parts. There is virtually no way to date your High Power by its serial number.
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