The fixed sight WaA 140 marked pistols continued until around serial number 200,000. If you find my answer helpful please 'click' on the green 'Applaud' or 'Thumbs up' Rating to the left. The first pistol design was called the FN Browning Model 1922. While there is little information on who this pistol was built for it certainly seems to me a contract pistol as his has its own serial range for the period based on the details. I appreciate the serial number on the slide. Sorry about that, mrdarkhorse.Ĭheck out page 85 on Anthony Vanderlinden's latest FN book.Īnd mrdarkhorse thanks for the extra pictures. Remember FN had three pieces of equipment applying the slide scrolls at times and they were rarely set identically.Īnd I agree the refinish is awhile ago which certainly has dropped the value deep below $300 down to that $150 - $200 range. The lack of a serif or the inclusion of a dash is something I've seen before. I usually key on the trigger guard letter/numbers/icons for date of manufacture clues if the serial number isn't a good indicator. WaA140: This stamping was used from late 1941 to the liberation in 1944 on approximatel圓25,000 7.65mm pistols. Both of these together, even without the bevel on the lug, indicated 1930-1940 manufacturing. Fn 1922 Pistol Serial Numbers A Prefix Number. Browning dedicated his life to inventing revolutionary firearms that were desitned to shape the future. Give us a call at 80 to learn more about how you can add a piece of history to your Browning firearm.

It is difficult on these pistols with few or no markings but the big indicator for me is the on the trigger guard and the 17-serration count. To find out about your guns serial number simply click on your firearm.