Special editions of the Model 1906 are known to have been made at the FN factory. What is the proper designation for this pistol? See it listed as both a model 1905 & 1906. States that in his researches the highest recorded serial number is 1,311,256. ![]() Imagine with all it's machined made parts & high degree of finishing, this would be a very expensive handgun to make today. It is a well made pistol with internals that look like new. /rebates/&252ffn-1906-serial-numbers. Strange considering the internet says about 1 million were made. Just cannot seem to find anything on this pistol's markings. Only Heinrich Walter of WW2 era I could find was,Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff. Any ideas what these additional markings mean? For the $199 purchase price, I bought a nice shooter to digest some of the hundreds of rounds of 25 ACP ammo I have, but it would be interesting to find out some more. Name of owner, seller of firearm.? The front grip strap has what appears to read the numbers 8563. The right side has the name Heinrich Walter neatly engraved. The left side of the slide has normal legend, plus a bow & arrow inside a circle, next to the # 27. The horn grips look OK with no cracks, or worm holes. ![]() All numbers match, FN marked magazine, & like new bore. In 1889, Fabrique Nationale (or FN) was founded by a group of Belgian investors for the purpose of manufacturing Mauser rifles for Belgian army. The pistol has wear but is like new inside. ![]() The dealer said it was one of 3 bring back handguns brought in by a WW2 veteran. My local gun shop was having a 100 new and used handgun sale.
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