Browning M 1906
Length: 114 mm (4,4″)
Weight: 0,350 kg
Barrel: 53,5 mm (2″)
Caliber: 6,35 mm (.25 ACP)
Rifling: 6 groove
Capacity: six
Date of birth: 1906
Constructor: J. M. Browning
Made in Belgium by the FN
note: it was made in various variants - with longer barrel, without manual safety, different grip marks, etc.
About the pistol:
- a simple blow-back action (no locked breech - recoil spring takes over the gas pressure);
- similar construction as the M 1903, but the M 1906 has the striker instead of the hammer;
- grip safety catch (late models);
- sights are fixed;
- 6,35 mm cartridge (.25 ACP) designed by Browning;
- the magazine safety;
- the name “Browning” became the synonym for a small pistol.
Over 4,000.000 were produced (till 1940) when it was superseded by the model Baby
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