FN Baby Browning

FN Baby Browning
TypePistol
Place of originBelgium
Service history
Used byFrench Resistance, US Air Force, MACVSOG
WarsWorld War II, Vietnam War
Production history
DesignerDieudonné Saive
Designed1927
Manufacturer
Produced1931 – present
Specifications
Mass275 g (9.7 oz)
Length104 mm (4.1 in)
Barrel length53.6 mm (2.11 in)
Width22.352 mm (0.8800 in)[1]
Height72 mm (2.8 in)

Cartridge.25 ACP (6.35x15 mm)
ActionBlowback-operated semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity230–500 m/s (750–1,640 ft/s)
Feed system6-round sealed bottom, flat follower magazine; a rounded follower and removable inner and outer bottom plates were incorporated in 1984
SightsFixed notch and blade

The 1931 Fabrique Nationale (FN) Baby Browning is a small blowback-operated semi-automatic pistol designed by Belgium-born Dieudonné Saive chambered in .25 ACP (6.35x15 mm). The pistol features a six-round magazine capacity and is a striker-fired, single action, blowback mechanism. The manual thumb operated safety locks the slide in the closed position when engaged using side thumb pressure.[2]

  1. ^ "Precision Small Arms, Inc. > Technicals".
  2. ^ Shideler, Dan (2009). The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900–Present. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-89689-824-0.