Fabrique Nationale (FN) Model 1903 Pistol /Browning No. 2
TITLE: Fabrique Nationale (FN) Model 1903 Pistol /Browning No. 2
MAKER: Fabrique Nationale
MADE IN: Herstal, Belgium
CALIBER: 9 x 20mm SR Browning Long
DATE: ca. 1903
DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 4” Length: 6 ½” Height: 4 ¾”
INSCRIPTION: Serial Number 176404 / Barrel (left side): FABRIQUE NATIONALE – HERSTAL – LEDGE, (BROWNING – PATENT), (5 symbols), / (5 symbols), circle; gun, FN / BREVETE – S.G.D.G. / FEU, (5 symbols)
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-087a
FN marketed several Browning designed pistols. The Model 1903 however was based off a patent that Browning sold to both Colt and FN.