FN Browning 1922 (1910/22), 9x17 mm (.380 Auto)

Type: Semiautomatic pistol Produced: 1922-1959 Caliber: 9 mm Short (9x17 mm/.380 Auto/9 mm Browning/9 mm Corto) Action: Blowback Trigger: Single action Safety: Thumb lever/slide stop (frame), grip safety, magazine safety Magazine: 8 rounds, box single Sights: Rear, open sight fixed, V notch; Front, blade shape fixed Grooves: 6 grooves, right-hand twist, one turn in 9.61" (244 mm) Barrel length: 4.45" (113 mm) Overall length: 7" (178 mm) Muzzle energy: 215 ft-lb (291 J) Muzzle velocity: 1,037 ft/s (316 m/s) This was a larger model of 1910, with a longer barrel, slide extension, and a longer grip frame to accommodate an extra two rounds. The butt was extended to accept a more capacious magazine and the barrel was lengthened. The recoil spring is placed around the barrel instead of benath it, giving the unique tubular appearance to the slide. The addition of a distinctive extension shroud enabled the standard 1910-type slide to be used with only minor changes. This model was aimed at military and police contracts and many examples were produced for various agencies. The FN Model 1910 was initially designed for the "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" (which was renamed Yugoslavia in 1929). In 1913, a purchase order for 235 Model 1910 semi automatic pistols was made by the Serbian National Army. The purchase was made for the 1st and 2nd Timok infantry divisions of the...