FN Baby Browning

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, blow back mechanism. The manual thumb operated safety locks the slide in the closed position when engaged using side thumb pressure.

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)
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
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