Gunshow Find---At least for me anyway.

FUUN063 · February 13, 2011, 23:51

Hey guys, I know that this is not a 1911, but it definitely has the Browning roots along its history. It is a Hungarian 29M Femaru, the predacessor to the famed Femaru 37M of WWII fame. I picked it up from a buddy that wanted a quick buck so that he could purchase a Cadet model trapdoor. I think I did all right, but I need to find the correct 29 M marked mag instead of the 37M magazine that now feeds it. It functions flawlessly, too.

Leland

TideWater 41009 · February 14, 2011, 12:15

Cool pistol! In what caliber is it chambered?

snowhawk jockey · February 14, 2011, 12:58

Cool pistol. It is chambered for 9x17 or .380auto. It reminds me of a Steyr Hahn with its square profile and protruding cocking flange/rear sight.

1911Ron · February 14, 2011, 18:16

Yes you can see the Browning influence, neat pistol

FUUN063 · February 14, 2011, 18:46

Yeah, snowhawk jockey is right. It's .380 caliber and shoots/functions nicely. As far as the Steyr-Hahn pistol, well......here is one for comparison. It's nearly twice the size, though.

I can see the similarity, but I can also see roots here, maybe, with this Husqvarna Model 1907.

Leland

**bykerhd** · February 14, 2011, 22:37

Here is a lousy picture of a 9mm Type 54 Chinese Tokarev that followed me home from a show last weekend.
I don't think it has been fired. Yet.

Sort of 1911ish. Sort of.

Gazz · February 15, 2011, 07:36

I have a Hungarian pistol in .25ACP that looks very much like the OP's except much smaller of course. The "Lilliput" is a neat little pistol with a hammer and grip safety and the slide locks back on the last shot. All it needs is a thumb safety and it would be mini 1911 (sort of). The Husqvarna is a Browning all the way I believe. If I recall, these were originally made at FN as the Browning Model 1903 and then licensed to Husqvarna and were originally chambered in 9mm Browning Long.

mnhornet · February 15, 2011, 08:29

FEG made some nice pistols, including a HiPower clone. Charles Daly imported those. I had 2 FEG double actions one in .380 the Turk Police contracts, and a .45 they were both reliable pistols.

February 13, 2011, 23:51	#1
FUUN063 Computer Illiterate Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 35576 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Converse, Indiana Posts: 4,679	Gunshow Find---At least for me anyway. Hey guys, I know that this is not a 1911, but it definitely has the Browning roots along its history. It is a Hungarian 29M Femaru, the predacessor to the famed Femaru 37M of WWII fame. I picked it up from a buddy that wanted a quick buck so that he could purchase a Cadet model trapdoor. I think I did all right, but I need to find the correct 29 M marked mag instead of the 37M magazine that now feeds it. It functions flawlessly, too. Leland

February 14, 2011, 12:58	#3
snowhawk jockey Registered FALaholic #: 14239 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: central oregon Posts: 1,220	Cool pistol. It is chambered for 9x17 or .380auto. It reminds me of a Steyr Hahn with its square profile and protruding cocking flange/rear sight. __________________ When the moment of truth arrives, KNOW that YOU are already DEAD! Then ACT, that you may save the lives of those around you. If you are lucky, or well prepared, you too, may survive to tell about it.

February 14, 2011, 18:16	#4
1911Ron Registered FALaholic #: 17513 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Buckeye Arizona Posts: 218	Yes you can see the Browning influence, neat pistol __________________ When you're finally so outraged that you grab your gun and head out the door, if you find yourself standing all alone......then it isn't time yet.

February 15, 2011, 07:36	#7
Gazz Registered FALaholic #: 15159 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NH Posts: 1,948	I have a Hungarian pistol in .25ACP that looks very much like the OP's except much smaller of course. The "Lilliput" is a neat little pistol with a hammer and grip safety and the slide locks back on the last shot. All it needs is a thumb safety and it would be mini 1911 (sort of). The Husqvarna is a Browning all the way I believe. If I recall, these were originally made at FN as the Browning Model 1903 and then licensed to Husqvarna and were originally chambered in 9mm Browning Long. __________________ Gazz

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February 14, 2011, 12:15	#2
TideWater 41009 Registered FALaholic #: 1789 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA Posts: 1,364	Cool pistol! In what caliber is it chambered?

February 14, 2011, 18:46	#5
FUUN063 Computer Illiterate Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 35576 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Converse, Indiana Posts: 4,679	Yeah, snowhawk jockey is right. It's .380 caliber and shoots/functions nicely. As far as the Steyr-Hahn pistol, well......here is one for comparison. It's nearly twice the size, though. I can see the similarity, but I can also see roots here, maybe, with this Husqvarna Model 1907. Leland

February 15, 2011, 08:29	#8
mnhornet Registered FALaholic #: 24620 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 264	FEG made some nice pistols, including a HiPower clone. Charles Daly imported those. I had 2 FEG double actions one in .380 the Turk Police contracts, and a .45 they were both reliable pistols.