IN 96% VERY SHARP ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE HAVE A TOP EXAMPLE OF A FN MODEL 1900 PISTOL IN .32 AUTO THAT IS IN THE DELUXE FN FACTORY CASE WITH ALL THE ACCESORIES. THIS IS AN MID PRODUCTION EXAMPLE AND WAS MADE AROUND 1905. THIS ONE REALLY POPS WITH THE FIRE BLUE INTACT AND A NICE CLEAN LOOK.
THIS WAS THE FAVORED PISTOL OF THE FRENCH WWI TRENCH SWEEPERS AND WAS VERY POPULAR PRIOR TO WW1 AND WAS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN CIVILIAN, POLICE AND MILITARY USE. FN 1900 PISTOLS ARE HARD TO FIND IN ANY KIND OF DECENT CONDITION ALMOST EVERYONE WE SEE IS VERY WELL WORN. THESE PISTOLS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 100 YEARS AND SAW A LOT OF HARD USE. THIS IS A WELCOME CHANCE TO PICK UP THE FIRST REALLY SUCCESSFUL AUTOMATIC PISTOL IN REMARKABLE CONDITION AS IT WOULD HAVE LEFT THE FN FACTORY OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
RECENTLY, THESE PISTOLS HAVE SEEN A HUGE RESURGENCE IN INTEREST AND WE HAVE GOTTEN MANY REQUESTS FOR THEM. CERTAINLY, ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT 20th CENTURY HANDGUNS
Scotty’s Collector Insight…FN 1900 pistols in top condition, such as this example are not easy to track down ESPECIALLY IN THE FACTORY CASE. Most examples that we have encountered have little original finish remaining. Not a piece I would let slip by.