Description
12/1/20 – This is a nice example of an FN Browning Model 1900, made in the early 1900’s. This one is all matching and has retained about 80% of its bluing. There is spotty wear and patina throughout. It comes with excellent wood grips and a period-correct magazine. The bore is excellent – shiny with strong rifling. ________The design was presented to arms manufacturer FN Herstal in 1898, with production commencing the following year (then under the designation Modele 1899). In 1900, an improved design featuring primarily a shorter barrel and wider grips was introduced as the M1900. These designations were applied retroactively after FN began manufacture of other Browning pistol designs; initially the M1900 was marketed as simply the “Pistolet Browning” (Browning Pistol). Production ceased only 11 years later, with a total of about 700,000+ units having been produced. United States President Theodore Roosevelt owned a mother of pearl-gripped M1900, which he regularly kept on his person and in his bedside drawer.
