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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Despite being a 1911 fanatic, and loving John Moses Browning's designs, somehow I was taken aback by how modern this looks. Maybe I expected a revolver?

Next time someone says a .380 is underpowered, "Well it was enough to start WWI pal!"

Joking aside, this pic seems like an anachronism, even though I know for a fact it's not.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Had to look it up, it's a FN Browning 1910

FN-Browning M1910 he stepped forward and opened fire.

https://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/97683056689/the-gun-that-killed-archduke-franz-ferdinand-fn

In contrast I think it looks old. The Browning Hi-power and 1911 look pretty modern though.

[–] VioletRing@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the interesting read!