Browning BDM

The Browning BDM is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the Browning Arms Company from 1991 until production ceased in 1998. Similar in appearance to Browning's Hi-Power and BDA pistols, the BDM was actually a new design created to compete in service trials as a standard issue pistol for the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, the BDM was not ultimately adopted for issue by the FBI, and was instead sold only in the private market. The BDM is unique for its hammer firing mechanism, which was designed with a trigger "mode" switch installed on the left-hand side of the slide (actually only a flush inlaid disk with a bisecting groove), toggling between double-action/single-action (DA/SA) mode, and the double-action-only (DAO) mode, which uniquely allows the user to cock the hammer unlike a traditional DAO system. This mode switch is what gives the handgun its name, with BDM standing for "Browning Dual Mode" or "Browning Double Mode".

The Browning BDM can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:

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Browning BDM left side - 9x19mm

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Browning BDM right side - 9x19mm

Specifications

(1991 - 1998)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber(s): 9x19mm

• Weight: 1.92 lb (0.870 kg)

• Length: 7.8 in (199 mm)

• Barrel length(s): 4.72 in (120 mm)

• Capacity: 15-round Magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
GoldenEye	Sean Bean	Alec Trevelyan	With & without suppressor	1995
GoldenEye	Pierce Brosnan	James Bond		1995
The Matrix Revolutions	Collin Chou	Seraph	Dual-wielded	2003
The Matrix Revolutions		Henchmen		2003
S.W.A.T.		Bank Robber		2003
Paycheck	Ben Affleck	Michael Jennings		2003
Paycheck		Henchmen		2003
Shoot 'Em Up			Seen in pawn shop	2007
Inception	Ken Watanabe	Saito		2010

See Also

• Browning Arms Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Browning.