Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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FN Browning Model 1922, C.P.I.M. marked

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, Model 1922 pistol, cal.’s 7.65mm or 9mm Kurz, marked "C.P.I.M." denoting issue to the Belgian Political Police.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked "C.P.I.M." denoting issue to the Belgian Political Police”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1922–1940.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Belgium²
Manufacturer
Fabrique Nationale
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto³
Caliber
7.65mm, .380 ACP
Made
c. 1922–1940production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “FN Model 1910” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): infobox production date 1910–1983 for the FN Model 1910/1922 family; C.P.I.M. pistols are not mentioned
  2. Wikipedia, “FN Model 1910” ↗, country: infobox origin Kingdom of Belgium, manufacturer FN; the article covers the Model 1922 (its own specs column)
  3. Wikipedia, “FN Model 1910” ↗, action: infobox action blowback (semi-automatic pistol), shared by the Model 1922
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

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

FN Model 1910 (base model shown for FN Browning Model 1922, C.P.I.M. marked)
Shown: an FN Model 1910, not the longer Model 1922.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Browning 1910 (6971783833).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “FN Model 1910”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The FN Model 1910 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium.