FN Baby Browning

FN Herstal · Pistol · Out Of Production · 1931

Weight (empty)275 g (9.7 oz)
Overall Length104 mm (4.09")
Barrel Length54 mm (2.13")
Height72 mm (2.83")
Width22 mm (0.87")
Magazine Capacity6 rounds
Action TypeBlowback
Firing MechanismStriker Fired
Muzzle Velocity230 m/s (755 fps)
Muzzle Energy86 J (63 ft·lbf)
Effective Range7 m (8 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: .25 ACP

The FN Baby Browning is a tiny single-action, blowback-operated semi-automatic vest-pocket pistol chambered in .25 ACP. Designed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal between 1926 and 1927 and put into production in 1931, it was conceived as a reduced and simplified version of the FN M1906. At only 104 mm long and 275 g empty, it was for decades one of the smallest practical semi-automatic pistols in the world and became the archetypal 'gentleman's' or 'lady's' concealed-carry pistol of the mid-20th ...

Country of Origin: Belgium

Designer: Dieudonné Saive