Baby Browning, Russian contract
Official wording
Browning, "Baby" Model pistol, Russian Contract, cal. 6.35mm.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “"Baby" Model pistol, Russian Contract”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1931–1940.
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “FN Baby Browning” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): "FN manufactured the Baby Browning from 1931 to 1979"; the Russian contract is not mentioned
- 2. Wikipedia, “FN Baby Browning” ↗, country: infobox origin Belgium; FN-made; ATF names the Baby model
- 3. Wikipedia, “FN Baby Browning” ↗, action: infobox action blowback-operated semi-automatic; ATF names the Baby model
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Baby Browning.jpg” by Mike Cumpston, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “FN Baby Browning”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The 1931 Fabrique Nationale (FN) Baby Browning is a small blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by Belgium-born Dieudonné Saive and based on John Browning's 1908 Vest Pocket pistol. Chambered with the .25 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP) cartridge (6.35×15mm), the pistol accepts a six-round magazine and features a manual safety. It uses a striker-fired, single action, blowback mechanism.