C&R · II · 048
Baby Browning, Renaissance engraved
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 3 ↗
Browning FN, “Renaissance” engraved semiautomatic pistols, cal. .25.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: ““Renaissance” engraved semiautomatic pistols”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1954–1968.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
BelgiumBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Fabrique Nationale for BrowningBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .25 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1954–1968production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Commercial
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: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “FN Baby Browning” ↗, name: FN produced a hand-engraved Renaissance Baby
- 2. Wikipedia, “FN Baby Browning” ↗, years: exports to the US ended in 1968
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
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.