Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this semi-auto pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the FN/Browning Model 1922!
**This is a wartime "WaA140" marked model**
**This is a wartime "WaA140" marked model**
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: FN/BrowningModel: 1922
Serial: 121252
Caliber: 7.65mm (.32 ACP)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Fully Checkered Walnut
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Fabrique Nationale (FN) Browning Model 1922 pistol bears the distinction of being developed strictly at the request of a FN customer. Specifically, the "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" (later known as Yugoslavia) which had been created out of the ashes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the early 1920's the Yugoslav military was in a shambles. Its constituent entities had fought the Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913, then the First World War. The arsenals were empty, and the army devoid of war materiel. The Serbs, forming the majority of the new Yugoslav state, had been an important FN client since the beginning of the firm, in the 1880's, and decided to turn to the Belgian firm for their war materiel needs. Initial considerations for the new Yugoslav service handgun were the FN Models 1903 and 1910. The Model 1903 was rejected as being too expensive. The Model 1910 gained favor because of its relatively economical pricing and 9mm Browning Short cartridge. While the Model 1910 performed well in the evaluations, it had some shortcomings as a military pistol. The Yugoslavs requested a longer barrel conducive to greater accuracy, as well as increased magazine capacity.
The design problem was turned over to the FN Bureau d'Etudes (Research and Development Office). The Bureau d'Etudes took stock of the situation. The Yugoslavs certainly couldn't afford the expense of developing and tooling for a new pistol. Consequently, a series of modifications to the Model 1910 were proposed that would save considerably on tooling and start up production costs. A forged steel cap was added to the 1910 slide in order to accommodate the longer (113mm as opposed to the 1910's 88mm) barrel. The frame was lengthened to accommodate the longer magazine. A lanyard ring was added. The engineering was complete by 1922, and the Yugoslavs placed an order for 60,000 pistols on February 28, 1923.
The M1922 is a blowback operated pistol; there is no mechanical lock between the slide and barrel. Instead, the breech is held closed by a combination of the mass of the slide and a stout recoil spring. Operation of the pistol is as follows: A loaded magazine is inserted into the butt, and the slide drawn to the rear. When the slide is released, it moves forward under pressure of the recoil spring and strips a round from the magazine into the chamber, retaining the cartridge's rim under the externally mounted extractor. When the slide is drawn to the rear, the striker is also pulled to the rear, compressing the striker spring. When the slide is drawn to the rearmost position, the striker's nose rides over, and is retained by the sear.
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