Remove the magazine and cycle the slide several times.As with any time you are working on a pistol, assure it is empty first.This is, however, somewhat unusual if you have only worked with larger Browning lock pistols in the past. Stripping is just like taking down most any straight-blowback, fixed barrel european gun (e.g. It may be beneficial to review all the manuals for this series to assure you have gotten all relevant information.Īs some of these manuals are not in english, and have no diagrams, I will explain the basic takedown procedure here. These manuals are very slim, and do not provide really useful step-by-step instructions. All manuals available are provided as downloadable PDFs, or you may purchase a printed copy of the entire set of handgun manuals.Īll vest-pocket and target pistols operate and strip in approximately the same way. Partly to make the series relationships clearer, and partly to assist with speed and accuracy of updating, all manuals can be found in one place, the manuals page.
However, in many cases there is a related manual. I do not have manuals for every pistol shown on this site. In addition to the usual methods of identification most of the model F series guns seem to have "US Patent 2,563,720" on the right side of the slide. They are often encountered in very good shape, and very frequently with their original boxes and other paperwork.
Over the years there have been four basic series, each of which is covered in sequence below. The model F was itself made in a number of variants, most of which are configured for target purposes, with precision sights and larger barrels. All have a thumb-operated safety just behind the trigger on the left side of the frame, and the takedown button is to the rear of this, in a notch in the top of the grip panels (note that some series moved to a conventional thumb safety later in life). All these pistols are generally similar in arrangement and scale, with a fixed barrel, straight blowback operation, and single-action lockwork. 25 ACP C-series series first appeared in 1930. The E-series continued the line with an ultra-compact. 32 pocket pistols both of these are the largest of the lineage. Its first appearance was in 1932, concurrent with the similar-sized I-series. 22 Long Rifle caliber general purpose target pistol variant of the classic Star pocket pistols.
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