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FN Browning model 1910 pistol a .32 caliber.
What is the year of mfg. of FN pistol Model 1910, with serial number 583500
139791
what kind of pistol ?????????
The Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were shot by Gavrilo Princip using a FN Browning model 1910 pistol. The particular pistol he used is believed to be a .32 caliber.
The Browning model 1910(model 1955) was produced from 1912-1983,with a total production of 701,266 made in caliber 32ACP,or .380ACP.With the serial number that you provided,i will say that it was produced later in the production life of this pistol.If you go to Brownings web site,under customer service there is a spot that will assist you in accurately identifying your pistols age.
Please specify which marks you are talking about.
about 1910
The Inventor's Model - 1910 was released on: USA: 16 March 1910
Browning records of serial numbers on the 1910/1955 model are vague before 1966. They estmate that number 500,000 was made around 1965, and that 550,000 was the beginning of serial numbers made in 1966. Yours is probably 1965.
According to "Proofhouse . com" who provides serial numbers for Colt, Browning and Winchester, the .25 dates between 1909 and 1910. The .380 would date between 1909 and 1910. According to the "2007 Standard Catalog of Firearms", Colt made 409,000 between 1908 and 1941. The .25 had a starting serial number of 800 in 1909 and the year 1910 started with 21500. The .380 started with serial number 2300 in 1909 and the year 1910 started with serial number 4350. So your pistol was made between 1909 and 1910 regardless of which model, according to these sources. in cal. 380, made about 1916 in cal. 25 made about 1959
5-1000 USD depending on specifics