FN 1900 **STRAIGHT GRIP - straight out of France!

[81police]

As some of you know the the FN 1900 "straight grip" is nearly a unicorn. FN manuals depict a straight grip version in both the parts breakdown and the rifle function illustration, but up until now there was only 1 recorded example; a late production gun originally owned by John Browning's son, Val Browning. Now there's 2 we know of!

This FN 1900 has been in France all of its life. The current owner found our website article on the FN 1900 and reached out. It has a peculiar stock, not just that it's a straight grip but also that it's canted, likely a special order configuration. The gun is cased and is in exception condition. What a treasure!

[Hibby83]

That's a sweet rifle and custom case! I'm glad the gentleman was able to find the page and contact you..

It appears that there's at least 2.5-3" of "cast off" in that buttstock. Custom work like that is extremely rare to see in modern times.

Thanks for sharing 81Police.

[MinnesotaDan]

A fantastic find. "Thanks for sharing this one.

[Roger]

Hey fellas, this is one interesting FN. I’ve never seen any rifle,let alone an FN,with this extreme of a cast off. Quite a rarity. Thanks for sharing this one with us,Cam.
Thanks for your time
Roger

[canuck]

Oh my goodness, thats just wonderful
Love to see more pictures

[ranman]

That is one very rare rifled, a beauty ! Is this an early production rifle ?

[81police]

That is one very rare rifled, a beauty ! Is this an early production rifle ?

Good question, thanks for bringing that up!

Later production gun, serial number 44XX

[HERSTAL84france]

Hello. I'm the owner of this unicorn.
This winter, I disassembled everything and overhauled the mechanism with ultrasonic cleaning.
I was able to check the external and internal serial numbers; everything is identical and matching numbers. 44xx.
This magnificent FN Herstal Browning rifle is now for sale. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

[81police]

HERSTAL84france, I hope this FN 1900 could find a home in the USA where it would be (hopefully) safe from legislation!

[HERSTAL84france]

Hi Cam, I legalized the FN 1900 rifle in France, I got the authorizations without modifying it, I kept all its original characteristics, it would have been a shame to reduce the magazine capacity to 3 to change its category only in France.