Non-Commercial Licence (and Crown Copyright Licence)Ĭontent in which Royal Armouries owns the IPR and A gold sunburst crowns the pistol's slide, and the standard plastic grips have been replaced with mother of pearl versions, displaying FN's monogram in bold. The decorative details include a mixture of engraved stylised floral patterns separated with gold inlays. This may well be the reason for its lavish decoration maybe by FN's own Master Engraver Felix Funken (died 1965) in the Art Deco style. If this pistol is serial number 5, then perhaps it is the fifth Baby Browning ever made, and the first to survive proof-testing.
This is because the earliest FN handguns failed proof testing, meaning that they blew up and were totally destroyed. Low serial numbers for FN pistols are rare. This was when production began at Fabrique National de Herstal (FN), in Belgium and when the Art Deco style was dominant in Europe. This is almost certainly the pistol's serial number, dating it to about 1931. Its component parts are stamped with a combination of markings, including the number 5. Precisely when this pistol was made is a bit of a mystery.
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