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FN M1900

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The FN Browning M1900, known as the FN M1900, is a single action semi-automatic pistol designed in 1898 by John Browning for Fabrique Nationale de Herstal and produced in Belgium at the turn of the twentieth century, notable as the first production handgun to use a slide. Chambered in .32 ACP with a seven round box magazine, roughly 724,450 were manufactured between 1900 and 1911, and the design blowback operating principle shaped the pistols that followed it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic pistol 2
Introduced Year
1900 2
Classification
Caliber
.32 ACP 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Pistol / Revolver 2
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Sources
1. Wikidata: FN M1900
Wikidata Q658491, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: FN M1900
  • Infobox, Type
    Semi-automatic pistol
  • Development section
    In 1900, driven by feedback from the Belgian military, FN introduced what was later called M1900.
  • Caliber attribute (fn-m1900)
    Chambered in .32 ACP with a seven round box magazine, roughly 724,450 were manufactured between 1900 and 1911, and the design blowback operating principle shaped the pistols that followed it.
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