FN 1900 - Real or Fake???

sheepherder · 03-11-2012, 07:19 PM

First off, I have an FN 1900...and it does resemble the one linked below...but there are several small differences...

FWIW, the FN 1900 has been a favorite pistol of the Chinese...There are hundreds if not thousands of copies of it made by the Chinese...Some extremely crude, some very close copies...Some copies have misspellings; some have wrong proofs; some say 'Mauser' (no, I don't know why)...Some have the wrong grip fastening...

This one popped up on GB...At first, I thought it was a very nice example...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=277227790

...Then I scrolled down and saw the 'Fire' marking (in French, 'FEU', like mine)...

...And the overhang at the back of the grip is too pointed, compared to mine...

The script on the left side of the slide doesn't match mine either...Mine has 'Belgique' where this one has 'Brownings Patent'...My 'Brownings Patent' is on the sideplate...

But it's the safety marking that raises a red flag in my mind...It looks too much like an electric pencil engraving, not a stamping...

I assume anyone who reads this is familiar with the FN 1900...What do you think??? I have no intention of buying/bidding on this example...I'm just naturally suspicious...

03-11-2012, 07:19 PM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,413 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	FN 1900 - Real or Fake??? First off, I have an FN 1900...and it does resemble the one linked below...but there are several small differences... FWIW, the FN 1900 has been a favorite pistol of the Chinese...There are hundreds if not thousands of copies of it made by the Chinese...Some extremely crude, some very close copies...Some copies have misspellings; some have wrong proofs; some say 'Mauser' (no, I don't know why)...Some have the wrong grip fastening... This one popped up on GB...At first, I thought it was a very nice example... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=277227790 ...Then I scrolled down and saw the 'Fire' marking (in French, 'FEU', like mine)... ...And the overhang at the back of the grip is too pointed, compared to mine... The script on the left side of the slide doesn't match mine either...Mine has 'Belgique' where this one has 'Brownings Patent'...My 'Brownings Patent' is on the sideplate... But it's the safety marking that raises a red flag in my mind...It looks too much like an electric pencil engraving, not a stamping... I assume anyone who reads this is familiar with the FN 1900...What do you think??? I have no intention of buying/bidding on this example...I'm just naturally suspicious... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...