{"product_id":"shaped-postcard-baby-browning-pistol-about-1931","title":"Baby Browning Pistol Shaped Postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tiny pistol was created for self-defence. It can easily fit in a vest pocket or a bag. This example is very unusual because of its extensive Art Deco style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was most likely decorated at the factory, rather than as a special order by a wealthy customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pistol is not signed by the engraver, but the style is very similar to that of Fabrique Nationale's celebrated Master Engraver Felix Funken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy did Fabrique Nationale decorate it so lavishly?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe it was intended as a gift. Alternatively, it may have been created to commemorate the first few pistols off the production line. This pistol is marked as number five, a very low serial number. Could this be the reason?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"Paragraph SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eBaby Browning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eCollection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eOne of the most unique items \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003ein the entire Royal Armouries collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003ethe Art Deco Baby Browning is a mysterious proposition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eCreated by a Belgian firearms manufacturer in the early 1930s, it was then lavishly decorated by an unknown but skilled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003ecraftsperson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e. It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e f\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eeatures a blue frame and slide with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e floral and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e geometric patterns inlaid in gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e. No one knows who owned it, but it made its way to the Armouries following the Firearms Compensation Scheme of 1997.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e In 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e-2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e it was displayed as part of the Armouries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/leeds\/galleries-and-displays\/reloaded-exhibition\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW173790747 BCX8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eRe:Loaded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e exhibition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e Object number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/collection\/object\/object-50762\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW173790747 BCX8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eXII.11254\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.royalarmouries.org\/collections\/baby-browning\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW173790747 BCX8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003eView the full collection inspired by the Baby Browning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW173790747 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW173790747 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e21 x 14.6cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Cornflower Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55575363780984,"sku":"709805","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/8799\/9298\/files\/baby-browning-postcard-cutout.jpg?v=1780581505","url":"https:\/\/shop.royalarmouries.org\/products\/shaped-postcard-baby-browning-pistol-about-1931","provider":"Royal Armouries Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}