Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this "vest pocket" semi-auto pistol today for a penny start auction; this is the FN Model 1905!
It is virtually identical to the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket, based on the same John Browning prototype and inspired FN's later Baby Browning design.
It is virtually identical to the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket, based on the same John Browning prototype and inspired FN's later Baby Browning design.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale, Herstal, Belgium
Model: 1905-FN Second Variation "Vest Pocket"
Serial: 182082
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic with FN in an Oval at the Top
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 1905 was used by the Belgian Resistance in 1943 in the Attack on the Twentieth convoy, in which more than 100 Jews were saved from a Holocaust train transporting them to Auschwitz concentration camp. The gun is now on display in the Kazerne Dossin Museum in Mechelen.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 1905-FN Second Variation "Vest Pocket"
Serial: 182082
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic with FN in an Oval at the Top
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The FN Model 1905 (from its patent date) or the FN Model 1906 (in European countries due to its date of manufacture) was a pistol manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal from 1906 to 1959. It is virtually identical to the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket, based on the same John Browning prototype and inspired FN's later Baby Browning design. Although Browning's handgun patents were sold to both FN and Colt, this was the only case in which both companies put the same design into production without any significant modification.
The Model 1905 was used by the Belgian Resistance in 1943 in the Attack on the Twentieth convoy, in which more than 100 Jews were saved from a Holocaust train transporting them to Auschwitz concentration camp. The gun is now on display in the Kazerne Dossin Museum in Mechelen.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $70.00
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
