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Browning BDM

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The Browning BDM, short for Browning Double Model, is a semi automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the Browning Arms Company from 1991 until production ceased in 1998. Though similar in appearance to Browning's Hi-Power pistol, it was actually a new design created to compete in service trials for a proposed standard issue pistol for the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. The BDM failed to win any large scale law enforcement contract and was instead sold only on the retail market, where its resemblance to the older Hi-Power has often led it to be mistaken for a mere variant of that pistol. 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
Classification
Caliber
9x19mm 1
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1991 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Connections

Used In

Lebanese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Browning BDM
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Manufactured By

Browning Arms Company

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Browning BDM
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Browning BDM
  • Lead section
    Similar in appearance to Browning's (FN Herstal's P-35 model) "Hi-Power" pistol, the BDM was actually a new design created to compete in service trials for a proposal as a standard issue pistol for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
  • Lead section
    The Browning BDM (Browning Double Model) is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the Browning Arms Company from 1991 until production ceased in 1998.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    9×19mm Parabellum
  • Article text
    The Browning BDM (Browning Double Model) is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the Browning Arms Company from 1991 until production ceased in 1998.
  • Used In: Lebanese Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Lebanese Civil War
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2. Wikidata: Browning BDM
Wikidata Q1389330, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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