About 25 years ago at a large military gun show in Lakeland Florida I purchased this interesting little gun rig. I should point out that my observations are limited only to the 1905 pistols.įN Model 1905 Vest Pocket Pistol Japanese Contractīob: Just found this board. (The various quality control stamps found in this location are, of course, explained there).
As far as I am aware, no discussion of these various "FN" trigger guard markings is to be found in the chapter "Proofs & Markings" in FN Browning Pistols. Is the diamond-shaped marking I refer to above the "final rendition" that you mention? I am unaware of the meaning of these markings (other than being a manufacturer logo like any other). 1077038 until the end of production (or at least my highest observed serial) to the best of my belief show this "F" on the trigger guard. 1077038, which simply has a sans-serif capital letter "F" in this location. Thereafter the "A in square" quality control stamp is the only marking I observe in this location (and on some pistols no markings of any kind) until pistol no. 1042391 is the latest pistol that I have recorded showing the diamond-shaped trigger guard marking. This diamond-shape marking is considerably smaller than the oval marking and for this reason it did not immediately occur to me to consider it as part of the evolution of the "FN" markings on earlier pistols in the same location.Ĥ) serial no. 1021031 (extended barrel), which shows an indistinct diamond-shaped marking whose interior detail I cannot make out. 580161 is the earliest pistol I have recorded showing the common "FN-in-oval" marking, and this marking appears on every later pistol I observed up to pistol no. 579410 is the only pistol I have recorded showing the "F.N.-with-no-oval" marking.ģ) serial no.
(Photos are blurry but this pistol appears to have the "V in circle" quality control marking in this location, as do many other earlier pistols.)Ģ) serial no. 578490 is the latest gun I have recorded with no "FN" marking of any kind on the trigger guard. So far my data has yielded the following:ġ) serial no. The glass plate method you describe does indeed produce very realistic likenesses.Ībout the trigger guard marking: my observations on this as a whole are rather spotty and I am not surprised to hear that I have missed something.
The term "sketches" didn't feel right when I used it but I didn't know what else to call them not knowing the technique that was used to create these kinds of pictures. Anthony, thanks for explaining the illustrations on page 205 of FN Browning Pistols.
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