Look what the Postman Brought!

[Badger Arms]

Well, this one slipped into port in 1968 just prior to the import ban. It's a very nice Browning model 1910, 1955, or whatever you want to call it. It has most of its finish. A light freckling just forward of the ejection port and some light pitting under the safety on the left. Most edges retain their bluing although there is some apparent wear around the muzzle from holstering methinks. A tiny line or pitting under one of the grips. Bore is like-new. Most other metal displays little to no wear. Grips are outstanding. In all, this is one nice piece of Belgian old-world craftsmanship for less than the price of a Bersa piece-of-crap. I've actually been searching for this gun for about two years, so it's nice to have finally found one in my price range. Eat your heart out.

Some observations: The grips are VERY wide compared to my Remington 51's. I'd much prefer thinner grips and I'll be looking for those. Anybody know of a thin-grip source? The grip safety is difficult to engage with my webbed hands and the short trigger. Disassembly is a bit of a pain. I think I need to make a tool to get the bushing off without straining my fingernails. Feel and balance are excellent. Workmanship is superb. Being one of the last Belgium made guns, it is probably lesser-finished than its older brothers, but having a sample size of one I'll just be dumb and happy till I find a better one.

 

[Gordon]

I love the looks of it,and I have one. I just want to warn you, as Old Fuff did me, that the firing pin is the ejector and it just might be possible to set off a live round with a hard jacking of the slide! Look at the mech and think about it! As with any striker fired gun chamber empty carry (although I kinda trust the model 51 Rem as it is not really striker fired.