FN 1910 (9mm Short/.380) - help ID year

[Charly2020!]

Howdy friends,

I am being offered the following FN Model 1910 and need your help to determine the year it was made as well as an approximate reasonable price (pictures attached).

P.S. Can someone explain to me the purpose/reason of the tip of the barrel/bushing design?

Thank you and have a fantastic week.

 

[gopguy]

Having the serial number would help date it.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Having the serial number would help date it.

Or at least a certainty as to how many digits follow the *644* shown. As in: 644** or 644***.

Looks like 3 more digits but can't be certain.


Todd.

 

[Charly2020!]

@gopguy @ApacheCoTodd Thx for the follow up. The Serial # follows the following convention: 644-1XX

 

[jar]

The bushing at the barrel is for takedown. It is a cap to hold in the recoil spring. Push in, turn, keep some pressure to control the spring or at least be in a well lighted area to find whatever headed out that way.

 

[Charly2020!]

The bushing at the barrel is for takedown. It is a cap to hold in the recoil spring. Push in, turn, keep some pressure to control the spring or at least be in a well lighted area to find whatever headed out that way.

Thank you @jar if you pay close attention, it seems to be "broken" but I have seen other FN1910's alike. Do you know why is it like that? And, is this a threaded barrel? ..... it looks like so.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

These rascals are notoriously tough to date.

It seems to be generalized as a late 60's Euro market gun. Browning stamped 1955s were the usual, formally imported guns.

Having no import marks is nice and I find the caliber marking intriguing as; 9m/m 00. Not having frame stamps is interesting as well.

As to value?

2 groups value these pistols differently. Those who price them as fantastic pocket pistols - yours might be too nice for them.

and

FN nuts who will attach a premium to a pre-war and most especially Nazi occupied gun.

Then, your pricing is hampered by the current *emergency* in the smaller handgun market.

Muddying things further is the outstanding example you are showing.

Sadly, I can offer no guidance as to value - though - it is no way inexpensive on any of the above counts.

Todd.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Thank you @jar if you pay close attention, it seems to be "broken" but I have seen other FN1910's alike. Do you know why is it like that? And, is this a threaded barrel? ..... it looks like so.

It's not broken. You'll see those slots for a tool that no one really has other than period armorers or someone who's made their own.

The barrel's not threaded but the bushing engages into lugs in the slide.

Here's a very nice turtorial:

http://leolani.net/relics/FN1910.html

Todd.