

Having a gunsmith check to insure it is in a condition to be fired is a good idea.
#Fn 1905 magazine how to#
This pistol was also manufactured by Colt Firearms as their model 1908 and was copied extensively by Spanish manufacturers.Ī youtube video on how to disassemble and reassemble the pistol is located here: Unfortunately it is in, I believe, Italian and I am mono-lingual, but it shows the procedure to dismantle the pistol for cleaning. FN M1905 Production: precise records not available, but estimated at. Experts state that production was approximately 550,000 at the beginning of WWI which would indicate that your pistol was manufactured in the 1912-13 time frame. with a magazine holding seven cartridges, a short 3.5 inch barrel and a semi. Well over 1,300,000 pistols were manufactured between 19. 25 ACP cartridge as it is known in the US.
#Fn 1905 magazine manual#
Yours is the third variation which includes the addition of the manual safety and magazine safety that were not present in the original model. Your pistol was manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Your pistol is a FN "Pistolet Browining 6.35 mm" Model 1906 which was also called the vest pocket model. With the pistol somewhat flat align the parts and replace the slide onto the frame. The recoil spring and guide rod are from the frame and the firing pin spring, pin and guide are in the slide. Carefully note which parts came from where. Watch for the small parts coming out the back of the slide and the front of the frame. While holding the slide with your left hand release the slide-stop with your right thumb. While over a table with a towel underneath the pistol and with the pistol lying nearly flat begin the next portion. The barrel is now exposed and you can rotate (twist) the barrel towards you about a quarter turn. Mechanical features of the FN Model 1910. With your left hand open the slide while pushing up on the slide safety latch with your right thumb so it locks into the second notch in the slide (closest to the muzzle). - First way (quick, simple, but partial) - Second way (includes removing of the barrel) Advanced dismounting of FN Model 1910. Now point the pistol to the left so you are looking down at the left side. The breakdown of this pistol for cleaning is fairly straight-forward and you might attempt it yourself.Ĭheck for an unloaded pistol, but leave the magazine in the frame, then dry-fire to release the firing pin spring tension. The FN Model 1905 (from its patent date) or FN Model 1906 (in European countries due to its date of manufacture) was a pistol manufactured by Fabrique.

In this condition the value is from $325 to perhaps $400. 25 ACP by Colt's with their Model 1908 (also a John Browning design). This Belgian made pistol was designed by John Browning in 1905, who also designed this new cartridge the 6.35mm Automatic which was introduced in the U.S. You have a nice FN (Fabrique Nationale) Model 1905 (or 1906 depending on who you ask) manufactured in 1914 (or maybe 1913) based on other examples I've seen.
