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FN FNS: Polymer striker-fired pistols in 9×19mm Parabellum and 40 S&W. FN 49: Pistol chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W. FN/Browning Hi-Power: Single-action pistol chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W. One of the most widely used military pistols of all time, having been used by the armed forces of over 50 nations. [4] [5]
The Pistol, Browning FN 9mm, HP No. 2 MK.1/1 Canadian Lightweight Pattern was a series of experimental aluminum/aluminum alloy framed Browning Hi-Power pistols by the Canadian Inglis Company that reduced the weight by as much as 25% from 8.5 to 25.5 oz (240 to 720 g). [36]
The 1890 Remington single-actions kept the solid frame and similar styling of the 1875 model, but lacking the large web under the ejector rod housing and equipped with checkered rubber grips. Like the 1875 model, the 1890 was suitably made for metallic cartridges, but only issued in .44-40 caliber. [2]
Browning Brothers gun shop, Ogden, Utah Territory, 1882. From left to right: Thomas Samuel Browning, George Emmett Browning, John Moses Browning, Matthew Sandefur Browning, Jonathan Edmund Browning, and Frank Rushton. Browning Arms Company (originally John Moses and Matthew Sandefur Browning Company) is an American marketer of firearms and ...
The gun measures 200 × 38 × 130 mm with a barrel length of 118 mm and a weight of 920 grams. The magazine has a capacity of fourteen cartridges. The original 1983–1987 version was produced with a frame safety similar to the Browning Hi-Power, but the updated version from 1990–1999 has its more unique-looking frame safety.
The magazine release button is held in place by a retention pin which can be removed to allow the magazine release button to be reversed. The trigger pull for the FNP-9 variant is generally 8 pounds-force (36 N) while in double action , and 3 to 4 pounds-force (13 to 18 N) while in single action .
M1870 Gasser (Austria-Hungary – revolver – 1870) M1871 Beaumont (Netherlands – rifle – 1869/1871) M1879 Reichsrevolver (German Empire – revolver – 1879) M1882 Revolver (Switzerland – revolver – 1882) M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun "Potato Digger" (USA – heavy machine gun – c.1895) M1895 Lee Navy (USA – rifle, bolt ...
With the increased use of semi-automatic and automatic firearms, the detachable magazine became increasingly common.Soon after the adoption of the M1911 pistol, the term "magazine" was settled on by the military and firearms experts, though the term "clip" is often used in its place (though only for detachable magazines, never fixed).