FN Baby Browning | |
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Type | Pistol |
Place of origin | Belgium |
Service history | |
Used by | French Resistance, US Air Force, MACVSOG |
Wars | World War II, Vietnam War |
Production history | |
Designer | Dieudonné Saive |
Designed | 1927 |
Manufacturer |
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Produced | 1931 – present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 275 g (9.7 oz) |
Length | 104 mm (4.1 in) |
Barrel length | 53.6 mm (2.11 in) |
Width | 22.352 mm (0.8800 in)[1] |
Height | 72 mm (2.8 in) |
Cartridge | .25 ACP (6.35x15 mm) |
Action | Blowback-operated semi-automatic |
Muzzle velocity | 230–500 m/s (750–1,640 ft/s) |
Feed system | 6-round sealed bottom, flat follower magazine; a rounded follower and removable inner and outer bottom plates were incorporated in 1984 |
Sights | Fixed 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]