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FN Model 1900
The FN Model 1900 is a Belgian semi-automatic pistol and the first pistol designed by legendary arms designer John Moses Browning. Designed in 1896, the pistol was manufactured by FN Herstal from 1900 to 1911. The pistol is blowback operated and is notably the first handgun to feature a slide. The design was adopted for service by few national militaries, as turn-of-the century militaires were, in general, still wary of the emergent semi-automatic pistol and the .32 ACP cartridge was seen as under-powered for warfare. Despite this, the pistol was adopted by the Belgian military and saw limited use in Russia, Germany, France, Greece, and Austria-Hungary. The Model 1900 was also used widely in China, where it was well-received and the design extensively copied. The Model 1900 saw success on the civilian market owing in part to its small size, low weight, and rounded edges that made it easy to conceal carry. Over 700,000 were produced during its production lifetime.
Despite not seeing as much military usage as later pistols like the Colt M1911, the Model 1900 is still a landmark design in the history of firearms and heralded the rise of the semi-automatic pistol as we know it today.
The FN Model 1900 appears in the following:
Specifications
(1900 - 1911)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber(s): .32 ACP
- Weight: 1.38 lbs (0.625 kg)
- Length: 6.77 in (17.2 cm)
- Barrel length(s): 4.02 in (10.2 cm)
- Capacity: 7
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
Films
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure of Engineer Garin (Krakh inzhenera Garina) | Shefer's henchman | 1973 | ||
| Born by Revolution: Assault (Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey: Napadenie) | Lev Prygunov | Nikiforov | 1974 | |
| Peace to Your House (Mir vashemu domu) | Sitora Alieva | Madina | 1982 | |
| Foyle's War - Season 3 | Peter-Hugo Daly | William Mason | "A War of Nerves" (S3E4) | 2004 |
| His Majesty's Secret Service (Sekretnaya sluzhba Ego Velichestva) | Yuriy Tarasov | Sergey Izvekov | 2006 | |
| Vladimir Artyomov | Vasily Vereshchagin | |||
| Peaky Blinders | Charlie Creed-Miles | Billy Kimber | 2013 | |
| Foyle's War - Season 9 | Al Arif's bodyguard | "Trespass" (S9E2) | 2015 | |
| Contribution | Nadezhda Tolubeeva | Vera Kazankova | Ep.02 | 2016 |
| 'Maksim Matveev | Anatoly Pepelyayev |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun | "FN Browning Model 1900" | added with "Horrors of War" DLC | 2015 | |
| Red Dead Redemption II | "M1899 Pistol" | different trigger and grip angle | added with the PC release (2019) | 2018 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji | Ruriko Isurugi | 2008 |
See Also
- FN Herstal - A list of all firearms manufactured by FN Herstal.