My new WW1 beauty

Ajames

Came across this one and couldnt resist buying it

Gene L

Good shape...What is it?  Model?  And what caliber?

GunNut

FL Selbstlader in 7.65 (32acp).  That’s a beauty!!!

Zee

Nice. 

Spk

Reminds me of the FN model 1900.

It's a good find. Is it going to be a conversation piece/safe queen or do you plan to shoot it. If you decide to shoot it, come back and tell us about it. I'd like to know. 😃

Diver43

Very Nice

Six-Gun

Beautiful piece.  

Big Al1

Very cool era for firearms development, semi-autos in their infancy!

earlyagain

If ever there was a place where hand guns were in high demand, those trenches were it.

Ajames

I’ve fired it already its a 7.65 my experience is that it sounds louder than any other 7.65 ive had. Overall its really smooth and accurate. If you like WW1 handguns this would be a nice one in the collection.

Bigslug

MMMMMMMMMM. . . .Millled steel. . .



AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. . .

bellcat

Merry Christmas to you!

CHIRO1989

Very FN like, I like it, how did it group?

zorba

Nice indeed. I too first thought it was an FN - I'm rather fond of WW I and interwar .32s.

GunNut

Pretty rare gun IIRC, no?

Gene L

After posting but before reading Ajames's post above, I did some research and came up with the FL, which is about like a FN 1900...or at least they resemble. Designed in France?   I think FN made them later.

Earlier today, on Gunboards, a guy in the "Military firearms" thread posted about his.  I think they made 55,000 of these.  Interesting history.on Google. Apparently, it was a long-time-ago rumor that the pistols would come "unscrewed" when shooting them and the action would disassemble.  The poster said he didn't have any  problems with his.

I inferred from his post most of this information, so if I'm wrong, sobeit.

Ajames

Gene L said:

After posting but before reading Ajames's post above, I did some research and came up with the FL, which is about like a FN 1900...or at least they resemble. Designed in France?   I think FN made them later.

Earlier today, on Gunboards, a guy in the "Military firearms" thread posted about his.  I think they made 55,000 of these.  Interesting history.on Google. Apparently, it was a long-time-ago rumor that the pistols would come "unscrewed" when shooting them and the action would disassemble.  The poster said he didn't have any  problems with his.

I inferred from his post most of this information, so if I'm wrong, sobeit.

Screw doesnt come off i tightened it up a bit myself to be sure its all good. Fires perfectly. Bought it with a broken firing pin but replaced it.

Antonio

Cool pistol. Love those WWI firearms.
Will be waiting for the range report.