From the Vault: Browning Model of 1955 Pistol
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- CCW and EDC are hot topics in 2019, but easy-to-carry pocket pistols are hardly new. Brownells Gun Tech Steve Ostrem walks us around the Browning Model of 1955. Simply the Model of 1910 made for export to the U.S. by FN, the compact, flat M1955 gives anybody who carries it 6 shots of .380 or 7 shots of .32 ACP persuasion in a pinch. It's an elegantly simple design, with the bare minimum number of parts. Very Glock®-like really, except the original Model 1910 predates the Glock® by about 70 years! You have to get used to the European-style magazine catch in the bottom of the grip. The M1955's disassembly procedure is different from modern pistols, but it's pretty easy - and Steve shows us how to do it.
I recently purchased a FN model 1910 that was made during the first year of production. It is a hell of a lot of fun to shoot.
Thanks for this video! Very informative! I just inherited one of these from my grandfather! Amazing piece of engineering.
I see you need more practice in disassembling that handgun. I'm able to drop the barrel bushing onto the floor AND knock it under a table almost every time !
Hahaha We understand!
Have one in 32 acp from around 58. I believe, .great conservation piece. And work's well too. Easier to hide than S+W air weight. Ball Ammo goes right through 3/4 plywood.
Just about everyone on UA-cam when talking about the 1910 gives us a long boring history lesson about the archduke when we all just want to see the Gun!
Thank you for this. I have one and did not know how to take it apart.
There are a few thousand 1910 models in India. All in 7.65 mm and imported before the 1984 ban on import of firearms by civilians. Getting spares and supplies in a huge problem here.
A very interesting design with the coaxial recoil sprint. The fedd ramp was very pronounced.
Thank you - well presented and informative.
Welcome to brilliance in engineering. What a gorgeous and simple firearm. Truly spectacular...!
Fantastic video! Thank you for a complete breakdown, reassembly and the information about the pistol
I would like to see more about the Smith and Wesson 1950 chief 38 special
I own a 1971 version of this pistol and it is odd looking, big adjustable sights, thumb rest grips, a cocked striker indicator, longer barrel and slide, and a extended pinky rest on the magazine. The biggest issue I have is finding a replacement recoil spring because It uses a longer one then both that model and the 1922 model. If you have one available I would love a link to it. Thanks for the from the vault
Try Wolff’s Gun Springs website
1903 pocket hammerless.
I couldn't get the bushing back in place, until I used a 1/2" socket to depress the spring, then turn it 90 degrees.
Beautiful
Thanks for the review and takedown demo
Would like to hear about the safeties on the guns when shown Thanks.
For what it's worth (I'm only a year late finding this video), the FN 1910/Browning 1955 used Browning's triple-safety system - a manual thumb safety, a magazine safety, and a grip safety. These are still one of my favourite handguns.
The Browning 71 was an FN Model 1922, which is just duty sized FN Model 1910
I just bought a model 1955. On the camber cover it says cal 9mm why is that? Very curious
If it's a 380 that's a 9mm short in Europe. The 32 is just under at 8 mm. Barrel change and same mag used for both calibers
I see I never knew that you could change over to 380 just by switching the barrel, the mag can hold 32 and 380 is amazing when you consider how slim the 32 is compared with the 380 / 9mm, by the way I think 32 is sufficient enough for self defence when you consider it will cut threw three quarter plywood, if you want bigger home defence go an get yourself a 12 gauge shotgun, and stand it up in the closet, today’s polymer guns don’t look as good as this baby you can’t beat the ultra slim single stack I don’t care what anyone says!
The 1910 FN was showcased in Dr. No when Sean Connery 007 shot the Geologist in the room of the fem fatal. 007 put a silencer on it and shot the geologist as he was reaching for his empty S&W. During the beginning of that movie M made 007 replace his 25 cal.Beretta for a Walther PPK, but that is NOT what was used at the scene in Jamaica just described. No one has conceded what I have discovered years ago. Why am I so engaged? Because my Father, a member of the US Occupation Forces in Japan (Under Gen. MacArthur) brought back an FN 1910 chambered in 7.65mm that was carried thru the Pacific by an officer of the Japanese military. It is a proud family heirloom of a bygone age.
A 1971 or the 1910/22 be a cool video..idk if you guys have a 1903 pocket hammerless vid but thatd be good too
..heres a random one ".410 super comanche" single shot cowboy-space style handcannon..goodluck findin that one😂
I remember reading this is not an especially safe pistol to carry with one in the chamber, can you elaborate? Seems to me a discussion of the safety would be crucial information for a gun you are touting as an "easy-to-carry pocket pistol".
I've heard that too, but funnily enough, never with any specifics. The FN 1910/Browning 1955 has a thumb safety, a magazine safety and a grip safety, so I can't imagine how there would be a problem unless the weapon in question had severe internal wear - which could be a problem for any handgun.
@@aussiebloke609 Found it on The High Road.....
" I have seen it recommended to not carry a striker fired pistol cocked and locked because the striker lug might break off and fire the gun in the holster. One gunsmith reported his pocket pistol going off untouched in the closet and ruining his jacket pocket. "
"Ditto the advice against carrying cocked and locked. The striker/sear engagement is pretty small and with the age of many of these guns, I'd be leery of wear causing an unsafe situation."
I do have one in 32 acp has the grip safety and a thumb 1911 style safety. Safe Pistol. Aquired w/5 mags for $500 . Change Barrell to 380 . Same magizine. Good to go in 380
@@davidderler5924
some info from ....
" The striker-fired Browning does not have any sort of "half-cock" notch or internal firing pin safety. If parts are out of spec or worn and the gun receives a knock, it could be possible for the striker to fire the gun inadvertently."
@@recoilrob4765 I'll keep an eye on saftey . Have in external holster with extra clip holder. Anything can happen if conditions are just right.
You failed to mention that is was the model also used to assassinate the President of France and Huey P Long, the governor of Louisiana. I have one of these that is a mid 60s import, as far as I can tell. It looks new and only has 2 minor blemishes. You cut the part where you got that barrel nut back on, it's not easy. I wanted to see how you did it in case I was doing something wrong, then the video jumped. Without the tool it's hard to get back on with that spring pushing back.
astra 4000 plz
Lewis Machine Gun Please 😀👍🏼
Anybody here cause they can’t get their dads pistol back together?
Colt M1917
I have large hands and the grip safety is very stiff and the way the gun fits my hand does not compress the safety. I want to reduce the spring tension so it is more like a 1911 grip safety.
You mean Glock didn't invent striker fired pistols? You are going to break the bubble for all the Glock fanboz.