The Model 1910 took on a conventional look, with the magazine well doubling as the angled pistol grip. One major improvement of the new design over the previous Model 1900 was in the mounting of the recoil spring set around the barrel assembly, this helping to streamline the overall appearance of the gun and making for a lighter and more compact design to handle. While appearing as early as 1910, the Model 1910 was not introduced to market until 1912, resulting in the gun sometimes being referenced as the "Model 1912". 32 ACP (7.65x17mm Browning Short) caliber forms and production of the new sidearm began in 1910.
The now-FN Model 1910 was offered in both. Up to this point, Browning leaned on both Colt Firearms and FN to produce his guns in the United States and Belgium respectively but, after Colt declined to produce his new Model 1910, Browning took his development to FN to market the type to European interests. However, this served the pistol well in that it kept moving parts to a minimum and forged the beginning of what would become a long-lasting and flourishing venture between Browning and FN. The Model 1900 became the first of his creations to be produced by the Belgium firm of Fabrique Nationale and featured a recoil spring fitted within a cylinder mounted above the barrel assembly, making for a unique though rather clumsy-looking gun. Master gunsmith John Browning developed his Model 1910 to improve upon his previous - and essentially his first successful - handgun attempt, the Model 1900. This action is most often recognized as the "trigger" to the powder keg that resulted in World War 1. One notable user of the Model 1910 became Serbian Gavrilo Princip who used the gun to assassinate Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914. The gun went on to see action in Word War 1 and World War 2, seeing production into the early 1980s.
The sidearm proved an excellent addition to the inventories of many national armies and security forces around the world. The Model 1910 was another successful John Browning firearms design that was initially produced by the Belgian firm of Fabrique Nationale.
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