Ordusuna Mahsustur' (Turkiey Cumhuriyeti Mahsustur - Property of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey) Variant 3: Marked 'Subaylara Mahsustur' (Property of Officer of the Armed Forces) Romania: The Romanian contract pistols were shipped from FN in September 1935, and were marked with the crest of the Ministry of the Interior, indicating issuance to a law enforcement agency. Initial considerations for the new Yugoslav service handgun were the FN Models 19. The Serbs, forming the majority of the new Yugoslav state, had been an important FN client since the beginning of the firm, in the 1880's, and decided to turn to the Belgian firm for their war materiel needs.

The arsenals were empty, and the army devoid of war materiel. Its constituent entities had fought the Balkan wars of 19, then the First World War. In the early 1920's the Yugoslav military was in a shambles.

Specifically, the 'Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes' (later known as Yugoslavia) which had been created out of the ashes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Historic Firearm of the Month, May 2001 CRUFFLER.COM presents HISTORIC FIREARM OF THE MONTH, May 2001: The FN Browning Model 1922 Pistol Type: Self Loading Pistol System of Operation: Blowback Caliber: 7.65mm Browning or 9mm Browning Short Capacity: 8 round box magazine Sights front: Blade Sights, rear: Adjustable aperture Length: 7.01' Weight (loaded): 25.7 ozs Barrel: 4.5', 6 grooves, right hand twist HISTORY The Fabrique Nationale (FN) Browning Model 1922 pistol bears the distinction of being developed strictly at the request of a FN customer.

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