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Browning 32 cal pistol from WWII

MagnumhawkMagnumhawk Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
Hello, My father-in-law gave me a pistol he carried back from WWII. It is a Browning 32 cal. On the barrel it is marked ( FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE HERSTAL BELGIOUE ) Brownings Patent Depose It has German / Nazi eagles all over it and the numbers all match. Is this a collectors item?

Thanks !
Rick [}:)]
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    More then likely your referring to the Model 1922, FN Browning. It is one of the most common of the souvenir pistols brought back after W W II. During the German occupation of Belgium, hundreds of thousands were manufactured for the German military forces. Because of this they have never been a high dollar collectors item, even in factory original, excellent condition.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The FN Browning model 1922 when carrying German Waffenamt markings becomes the Model 626(b). It's more collectable and worth about 10% more than the standard 1922.
    This pistol is known here as the Browning Water Pistol.
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