Production began in 1932 and this model is also in current production. The upper part of the front half of the slide is cut away, exposing the full length of the barrel, and ejection of spent shells is upward rather than through a shell ejection port on the right side of the slide, as in Mod. A in some important respects, though still following the general Browning design. 79,354 ), as well as recent circular illustrations issued by the manufacturer, show the same appearance. Very early specimens (one marked H28) and much later specimens (e.g., No. It has three safeties, including the grip safety.

The Modele A resembles the Browning 1906 very closely. The figures are no doubt approximations, at best. This does not mean that exactly 10,001 had been made up to 1925, nor does it mean that exactly 40,000 had been made by the French from 1925 to the time that the Germans took over. When manufacturing was resumed by the owners in 1945, serial numbering was set back to start at No. From 1925 to some time in 1942 the numbers covered the range 10,001 to 109,240. Since the serial numbers for the pistols made from 1921 to 1925 were not recorded, it is not known what the total production was for that period. In 1925 a French law required the registry of serial numbers, so at that time the use of consecutive numbers began. Modele A-This pistol, originally without official nomenclature but later designated as Modele A, appears not to have had any systematic numbering system from the time of its introduction (1921) to 1925. In some cases the German acceptance mark will be found on one of them, but in other instances it will not. pistols of the same model bearing the same serial number. Hence, it should be possible to find two M.A.B. Not all of the vagaries in numbering can be explained so simply, however, because as late as 1949 the numbering of some models was set back to some arbitrary figure, even to No. When operations were resumed by the owners at the close of the war the serial numbering, which had continued without interruption during German occupation, was set back (in some cases at least) to an approximation of where it was at the time of seizure of the plant. 22 caliber model was brought out and some larger-caliber models were also added.įor a considerable period during World War II the plant was operated under the supervision of the occupying Germans. Production began in 1921, and up to and including World War II pistols were made in 6.25, 7.65, and 9 mm. They are well made and are quite popular in the U.S. automatic pistols, made by Manufacture d' Armes Automatiques of Bayonne, France, are patterned after the Browning models.

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