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pistol, self-loading, FN Browning, 9 mm P640(b), pistol, self-loading

Accession Number

NAM.1965-10-204-7-1

Description

Browning FN self-loading 9 mm P640(b) pistol. Wehrmacht controlled production 1942. Long range sight.

Campaigns

World War Two, North West Europe (1941-1943)

Units

German Forces

People

Fabrique Nationale

Dimensions

Length: 19.5 cm Text: 13 cm Text: 9 mm

Inscriptions

Serial number inscribed on frame, breech cover and slide: ‘74008’ Frame: [Nazi eagle]/ [swastike]’ ‘[Nazi eagle]/ W8A 1[?]’ Slide: ‘FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE/ HERSTAL BELGIQUE/ BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE’ ‘[Nazi eagle]/ [swastike]’ ‘[Nazi eagle]/ W8A 1[?]’ Breech cover: ‘[Nazi eagle]/ [swastika]’ Trigger guard: ‘MR’ Butt: ‘[manu partial marks] R’ ‘7’