And he and his Browning FN Model 1910. The Browning FN Model 1910 was a departure. And his wife held the serial number of. FN Model 1910 of the Gendarmerie of Vaud. The serial number for your firearm is found usually on the receiver. One Browning Place Morgan, UT 84050 800-333-3288 801-876-2711. Date Your Firearm. Now you can date your Browning firearm. The serial number found on your gun has the answer. This area will help you read that serial number. The FN Model 1910, also known as the Browning model 1910, was a departure for Browning. An FN M1910, serial number 19074, chambered in.380 ACP.

'To restore or not restore, that is the question.' The finish on that 100 year old pistol looks to be pretty good. I would leave it be. I once refinished a 1908 Colt (.380) that was rusty and pitted and had doubts about doing that. That said, I am pleased with the results and I think many would have a hard time discerning if it was refinished without a close inspection. I did not chase out all the pitting. Collectors want original finish.

Somewhre I have a copy from a gun magazine about refinishing or restoring. A salty old Colt SAA with plenty of wear tells a certain story. A refinished or restored SAA does not have any story other than it was refinished. Sorry, I didn't look at the photo's close enough. This is off another site on the web and should give you an idea of the year of production. It's not exact but should help get you close.

1900-1901 10,000 FN 1900 pistols serial # 1 to 10,000 1901-1902 21,700 pistols produced 10,001 to 31,700 1902- 1903 40,000 produced serial # 31,701 to 71,700 Aug 4, 1904 serial number 100,000 1903-1907 328,300 produced serial # 71,701 to 400,000 1907-1910 275,000 produced serial # 400,001 to 675,000 1910-1914 49,550 produced serial # 675,000 to 724,550.

Now you can date your Browning firearm. The serial number found on your gun has the answer. This area will help you read that serial number.

To find your serial number, you will need to refer to your owner's manual. We have most.

While every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided on serial numbers and dates of manufacture are accurate, records on early production models such as the Auto-5 and Superposed shotguns were not included due to the complexity of numbers, models and grades offered. Decrypt P25 here. Also, there have been unique limited edition models that did not follow our regular serial number configurations and they are not included in this listing.

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