Note: In the descriptions, "no safety" means no manual safety lever - trying to be brief so as to keep most of the entries on one line if possible. Special acknowledgement goes to Anthony Vanderlinden, author of FN Browning Pistols: Sidearms That Shaped World History, whose serial number list of Russian contract marked pistols, police-marked pistols (and others) is incorporated into this master list, and to member Jason (jtshafiz), whose list of observed 1905 serial numbers is also incorporated here. These numbers are taken from online auctions, dealer stock, reports from private collectors and various published sources. Certainly one of the rarest FN Model 1900 pistols you will ever see.For those who may be interested, I am posting here a list of the serial numbers of all FN 1905 pistols that I have observed or seen reliable reports of. The FN Historical Society Factory Letter for this pistol confirms the rare Factory Nickel Finish and indicates the pistol was shipped on Jto the well known FN agent in Germany, Adolf Frank who used the trademark name “ALPHA“. Finding a decent example of a normal blued FN Model 1900 is not an easy ask but to find a gun with the somewhat fragile nickel finish that is this sharp is a real find! If you are a serious early automatic pistol collector you will not be able to pass this chance up. Very few of these pistols are known to still exist and very few in this top collector condition. This is a definitively identified example and is listed by serial number in the book FN BROWNING PISTOLS by Anthony Vanderlinden. This is an incredible find for the serious advanced FN or early auto pistol collector, In 97%+ original condition we have a very rare circa 1912 production FN Model 1900 Pistol finished in Factory Nickel plating.
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