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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  BELGIAN PISTOL FN MODEL 1935 (P640(b)) 9MM SN# 205357
Maker/Manufacturer:	BROWNING, JOHN MOSES
Date of Manufacture:	1939-1944
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 981
Measurements:	OL: 19.6CM 7 3/4" BL: 9.5CM 3 3/4"

Object Description:

BELGIAN PISTOL FN MODEL 1935 (P640(b)) 9MM SN# 205357
Manufactured by Fabrique Nationale, Liege, Belgium - Standard recoil-operated Browning Hi-Power. Made under German supervision for the Wehrmacht in WWII. Blued finish with checkered wood grips. Fixed sights. External hammer with manual and magazine safety. Weapon is complete with 13-round detachable box magazine and in very good condition. Cartridge: 9mm Parabolic.

Markings:
Frame: 205357, WaA140, Nazi acceptance stamps.
Slide: FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE/HERSTAL BELGIQUE/BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOST. WaA140. German acceptance stamps. Right side: 205357.
Barrel: German acceptance stamp/205357.
Triggerguard: M.
Butt: Various proofs.

Weapon found in one of "29 Boxes of Miscellaneous Foreign Weapons as received from New York Port of Embarkation on 6 March 1946, per SA OOO.4/17 and 28. Note: Itemized list showing quantities and descriptions of individual weapons to be attached and made part of this voucher promptly upon completion of checking in of weapons in Experimental-Laboratory, Building No. 28. Weapon to be retained in Experimental-Laboratory for an indefinite period for examination and study per Mr. P.W. Oliver, 11 March 1946, after which they will be regreased and boxed suitable for storage and place with other Museum Material in Building #19 pending reopening of the Armory Museum."

References:
Schwing, Ned. STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS. 8th Ed. Krause Publications. Iola, Wi. 1998.