FN M1900
Country: 
BelgiumManufacturer: FN Herstal
«Browning No.1»
PistolBelgium1900Historic
The world's first commercially produced semi-automatic pistol, designed by John Moses Browning and chambered for the new .32 ACP.
Pistol//Belgium
ID — FN-M1900
Designation
FN M1900
FN Herstal
Caliber
.32 ACP (7.65×17 mm SR)
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Identity
- Designation
- FN M1900
- Alias
- Browning No.1
- Manufacturer
- FN Herstal
- Country
- Belgium
- Year
- 1900
- Category
- Pistol
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- .32 ACP (7.65×17 mm SR)
- Muzzle velocity
- 290 m/s
- Effective range
- 25 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 102 mm
- Overall length
- 172 / 172 mm
- Empty weight
- 0.625 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Blowback
- Bolt / action
- Single-action
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile monofilare
- Standard capacity
- 7 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Designed in 1896 by Browning and adopted by FN in 1899; it entered mass production in 1900 in 7.65×17 mm SR (.32 ACP).
Over 700,000 units were produced until 1911, issued as a service weapon to officers and police across Europe.
Tragically famous as the weapon Gavrilo Princip used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, the trigger of WWI.
Main users
Belgium · Imperial Russia · Ottoman Empire
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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