Careful examination notes several pre-war features (17 as opposed to 16 cocking serrations, horn grips, differing slide legends). Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: French Navy: Ordered in approximately 1932, these 7.65mm pistols are often mistaken for postwar guns. These pistols were ordered through the FN dealer and distributor in Bucharest, B.D. Ordusuna Mahsustur' (Turkiey Cumhuriyeti Mahsustur - Property of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey) Variant 3: Marked 'Subaylara Mahsustur' (Property of Officer of the Armed Forces) Romania: The Romanian contract pistols were shipped from FN in September 1935, and were marked with the crest of the Ministry of the Interior, indicating issuance to a law enforcement agency.
Subay' (Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Subay - Officer of the Turkish Republic).
Three contract variations have been noted, although it is possible that more may surface. Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Image Credit: Vanderlinden, Anthony, The Belgian Browning Pistols, Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001: Turkey: Continuing an Ottoman tradition of FN patronage (Ottoman police were armed with FN Model 1903 pistols), the newly formed Turkish Republic purchased M1922 pistols for the Turkish Army. In 1955, the introduced the Model 1910 pistol for the American market as the Model 1955. While the Model 1910 was widely sold on both civilian and military markets, the Model 1922 was considered specifically a military and police pistol, with FN offering it to individual civilians only by special order. The FN Model 1922 was also used by the following countries: Yugoslavia, The Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, Romania, France, Finland, Denmark, and West Germany in the post war period. These examples carry Nazi production stamps, and most have simple chequered wood grips instead of the earlier or plastic grips bearing the FN logo. 1910/1922 pistols went on to see extensive service in World War Two, and continued to be manufactured by the Germans after their occupation of Belgium and seizure of the FN factory. The purchase was made for the 1st and 2nd Timok infantry divisions of the first army. In 1913, a purchase order for 235, Model 1910 semi automatic pistols was made by the Serbian National Army.
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