Husqvarna Model 1907 in .380 ACP. Value???

[Redcoat3340]

Fella might have a Husqvarna Model 1907 in .380 ACP I'd be interested in. Anyone know what they are going for these days? Saw $500 and up on Gunbroker. I don't know condition...so a range of values would be nice.

Anyone have any experience shooting these? I read they are a bit overbuilt for .380 and recoil is supposed to be minimum, but then so are the sights. I'll be buying this more as a bit of an oddity....although I know the Colt 1903 is supposed to be a great little gun.

 

[Speedo66]

Although both were designed by Browning, the Colt 1903 and the FN 1903 are different pistols. The Husqvarna 1907 is a licensed copy of the FN 1903. Both are good guns.

Sorry, no idea as to value.

 

[bannockburn]

Redcoat3340

I really don't have any idea as to value but as I recall the Husqvarva Model 1907 was originally chambered for the 9mm. Browning Long cartridge. Some where converted to .380 when they were imported into the U.S. I remember seeing one in a gun shop many years ago and I thought the matte blue finish over the sandblasted metal looked very cool; still think that today!

 

[gc70]

I also have no clue regarding value, but this website seems to present a thorough history of the pistol.

 

[Monac]

A quick check of completed auctions on GunBroker shows Husqvarna 1907's converted to 380 selling for as high as $789 (plus shipping) and failing to sell for as low as $595, with somebody hitting the Buy-It-Now button on one for $549. This is not a very big sample, because the Completed Items search does not go very far back in time.

Frankly, I am surprised to see that $549 was the lowest sale price. The Husqvarna conversions are not very good shooters, IMO. They have tiny sights and what somebody called "the fine hang and balance of an electric drill". And the conversion to 380 spoils the historical interest of being in the 9mm Browning Long, at least for me. But they are quite old now, and maybe that's enough. Certainly the FN 1903's have been priced high for long time now, so the converted Husvarnas are much more affordable if you want an example of the type and are willing to settle for one in the wrong caliber.

 

[Gordon]

Paid $600 for my cherry mid years 1930s production with brushed blue in excellent 90 percent shape with holster and 2 magazines 2 years ago.It shot ok with .380 but about 1 in a couple mags of ammo would short cycle or stovepipe. I looked and found an excellent 9.mm Long barrel and recoil spring and bought 4 boxes of Privipartizan ammo and it runs perfectly and prints 2 inch groups at 25 yard on Target to sights ! The barrel and like new spring was $150 on E Bay , privi ammo was cheap and nice snappy 105 grain bullet at 1100 fps .I love it but I'm in it for .$750 .but I can switch barrels in a minute

 

[amd6547]

When I was a kid, they sold the entire rig...pistol, flap holster and a couple mags...for some ridiculous price...like $59...in big ads in American Rifleman. Swedish surplus ammo was cheap, too.
As for the ergonomics, I don’t agree. I find the similar shaped, and often criticized Tokarev grip to handle and point very well, in my hand.

 

[bannockburn]

amd6547

I remember the one I saw also came with a holster and two mags. I was too young to ask to look at it but the gun was in mint condition. That matte blue finish was so neat!

 

[jmace57]

A friend of mine won one in an auction for a smidge under $500. The nice thing is that holster with cleaning rods are readily and cheaply available, as are magazines.

 

[OcelotZ3]

Paid $300 for one in pristine condition at a gun show two years ago.