Jeff olson
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I gave these to my dad on his 50th birthday. 30 years ago. View attachment 875680
Yep. 1907 FN. Bought them both together from a friends step dad for $400. Just kinda makes me happy he hung on to em.I can't even guess what a Lahti goes for these days.
What's the other... An FN hammerless 9mm? If so, that's a gun I wish had been more imported.
Todd.
It has been converted to .380.The FN looks like it has NOT been converted to 380 ACP. That is good, IMO. 9mm Browning Long is not as easy to get as 380, but it's not as bad as 8mm Nambu or 7.65mm French Long. PRVI Partizan seems to manufacture it, and there is a lot of Norma ammo from the 1980's* still around. The grip shape is nothing special, and recoil is greater than you would think because of the heavy slide, but they are good guns.
*Fun fact: Lahti frames began cracking in the 1980's. Therefore, the Swedes retired them and put the 1907's back in service for a few years while they decided on a new pistol. So they made a bunch of fresh ammunition for it, then sold it on the US surplus market when they got the new pistols.
They are both HusqvarnasThat looks like Husqvarna's version of the Lahti. I wish I had a Lahti hidden away, somewhere...
I didn't know anything about them back then. It was a deal to me. Otherwise he was going to get another A5. I thought 2 were better than one. Besides, I still owed him for the Sako he gave me on my 16th birthday.Hope my kids are that grateful when I turn 50!
Your Dad must have been a great guy, Jeff.
I gave my Dad an INA Tiger .38 last year, suddenly I dont feel like such a good son.......
Oh well, he seemed to like it. At least it was something he didnt have yet, which is tough as he also has a large collection, lol.
Isn't 7.65 French long the same as .32 long?The FN looks like it has NOT been converted to 380 ACP. That is good, IMO. 9mm Browning Long is not as easy to get as 380, but it's not as bad as 8mm Nambu or 7.65mm French Long. PRVI Partizan seems to manufacture it, and there is a lot of Norma ammo from the 1980's* still around.
The grip shape is nothing special, the sights are small, and recoil is greater than you would think because of the heavy slide, but they are good guns. To me, their main flaw is that the magazine only holds 7 rounds, the same as a 1911. If you're going to accept a smaller, less powerful round in a pistol nearly as big, at least you should get more of them.
*Fun fact: The Swedish Army discovered that Lahti frames were cracking in the 1980's. Therefore, the Swedes retired them and put the 1907's back in service for a few years while they decided on a new pistol. So they made a bunch of fresh ammunition for them, then sold it on the US surplus market when they got the new pistols.
Isn't 7.65 French long the same as .32 long?
Fun fact: The Swedish Army discovered that Lahti frames were cracking in the 1980's.
Lahti AKA the iron stove.