Question on a Browning 1922 .380 Bringback

[William J]

I received a call from a fellow who had a gun that had come through the family following the war. It turns out that it's an early Browning 1922 in .380. I pulled my Axis Pistols and determined the proper serial range for these. I haven't seen it yet but he believes it's in either the 16,000 or 18,000 serial range. He also said it was marked with a crown. Axis Pistols shows a crown marked early 1922 as a Dutch Army contract but these should be in th4 63-64000 range if I read correctly.

If the gun is in respectable condition, what would be a fair price to give for one of these? I've bought a number of the 7.65 examples through the years, but this one is undoubtedly less common. It includes a holster but not extra mag. I hope to see it later today and I will take pictures.

Thank you in advance for any and all assistance!

[ottomaton]

Sounds like one of the Yugoslavian contract? The serial range and caliber is correct, and the Yugo crest on the slide has a crown...

If so, you'd need to determine if it was marked for officers or NCO's among other things. I have a book that puts them just to the high side of early TR marked guns, but recently saw one at auction for about 2x what I would expect a similar TR gun to go for.

To confirm over the phone, ask about cryllic text on the slide.

[rajko84]

I received a call from a fellow who had a gun that had come through the family following the war. It turns out that it's an early Browning 1922 in .380. I pulled my Axis Pistols and determined the proper serial range for these. I haven't seen it yet but he believes it's in either the 16,000 or 18,000 serial range. He also said it was marked with a crown. Axis Pistols shows a crown marked early 1922 as a Dutch Army contract but these should be in th4 63-64000 range if I read correctly.

If the gun is in respectable condition, what would be a fair price to give for one of these? I've bought a number of the 7.65 examples through the years, but this one is undoubtedly less common. It includes a holster but not extra mag. I hope to see it later today and I will take pictures.

Thank you in advance for any and all assistance!

Like it was already said, it could be Yugoslavian. These are mine.

[rajko84]

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[William J]

Thanks so much for the info. So if this does turn out to be Yugoslavian, then $500 to $600 would be an acceptable price? (I know the condition most likely will not be nearly as nice as yours) I ask the pricing question because he inferred he would sell it for around that amount.

[rajko84]

Thanks so much for the info. So if this does turn out to be Yugoslavian, then $500 to $600 would be an acceptable price? (I know the condition most likely will not be nearly as nice as yours) I ask the pricing question because he inferred he would sell it for around that amount.

One I paid $400 and the other one $375. And they both came from gunbroker. If the holster is original Yugoslavian it would be worth $500 for rig. But being that you are buying locally I would not be buying that much.