Browning 'Baby' .25

[SRGBV]

Would anyone have an idea of the value of this pistol? Also have a black zippered pouch and owners manual for it.

Thanks

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[Oldgungeezer]

Hi SRGBV:

I see them around here for somewhere in the $500 range........I've seen them priced higher too, but I question if they actually "sell" for much more. Have any extra magazines? They originally came in a small black zippered case, chances are the one you have.

BTW, I'm no Browning expert but over the years I've had a couple of those Baby Brownings.

They're sweet little guns and almost fun to shoot (chuckle, they're kinda tiny in my mitt)......sorta like these FNVP25Cal2.jpg FNVP25Cal1.jpg click on image to enlarge...

It's an FN Vest Pocket that is very much like the Baby Browning, but the safety is different. If I recall correctly, they share a common patent number (of the several marked).

Regards,

Geezer

[Triplelock]

I have one that I paid a little over seventy dollars for in 1969, juat figure the rate of inflation between then and now and that should give you an idea. Of course I wouldn't sell mine, I sold a blue one years ago and still regret it. My Baby has never failed to fire and cycle and as concealed weapons go - what conceals better? Sure the balistics are puny but don't read too much into ballistics, it has penetration beyond the expected - and more than a few have crossed the River Styx after eating a 25 caliber round. No it is not my first choice for a CCW, but it is a good easy to conceal BUG.



Hank

[xtimberman]

I saw a blue steel one at a Cabela's last week. It was like-new, prob. unfired, with the zipper case and original instruction booklet. They were asking $399 but quickly stated that $350 would take it.

BTW, Cabela's guns are usually priced on the high end of market.

[grasshopper]

Ballistics may leave a lot to be desired, but they will kill with proper placement. While a LEO, (before the days of bullet proof vests), three shootings with a .25 auto stick in my mind.
The first was one of our Patrol Sgt. who was shot point blank in the left chest with a "Raven" .25 auto that jammed after the first shot. The suspect was immediately "DOA" by the same Sgt. who drew his 6" K .38 and ended the confrontation. We discovered the Sgt. had a full pack of cigarettes and a flip page paper note pad in his breast pocket that had actually tumbled & stopped the .25 caliber slug, but it did leave a large sore spot on his chest.
The second I remember well was a stalker ex-husband who had made threats (documented) against his ex-wife. She had purchased a small .25 auto for protection which she had the habit of carrying in her hand behind her purse in front whenever going to work or returning home. One evening as she exited her vehicle, the "ex" jumped on her from the shrubs adjacent to the driveway. She screamed and fired one shot and the "ex" ran approx. 15 yds. and fell dead, shot through the heart.
The last was after a poker game argument. The suspect drew a .25 auto and shot the victim in the eye from across the table. At the autopsy it was discovered upon entering, the bullet had simply spun around inside the skull, resulting in a "jello" effect of the brain and instant death.
A .25 will kill.

[DocZeus]

Great stories, Grasshopper; you guys make this Forum an excellent place to hear about "real-world" situations, that many of us would never hear otherwise.

DocZeus
AKA
David

[FlaRon]

Two shootings with .25 auto from back in the early LEO days.

Crap game fight where the victim is shot several times in the face and head.

He walks himself to the emergency room several blocks away where he is treated and we are notified by hospital staff of the shooting.

He loses his sight in one eye and the hearing in one ear.

One of the bullets enters the front of his head and goes around under the skin never entering the skull and is recoveed in the back of his scalp.

He refuses to give any information about the shooter.

Case closed.

A call is received about a shooting in the projection room of a local movie theater.

Upon arrival a very large male identified as the projectionist is observed laying on the floor and appears to be dead.

A small .25 cal auto is laying next to him. There is a spent shell casing also on the floor.

There is no blood evident on the victims clothing.

Paramedics arrive and a small hole is discovered in the males lower left chest. He is transported to the hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigation reveals that the firearm belongs to the male and there is gunshot residue found on his right hand after testing.

Medical examiners office says he died of a single gunshot wound to the heart and all bleeding was internal.

Bullet entered below the heart in an upright trajectory entering the heart exiting and lodging in the victims upper back.

No suicide note or indication of suicidal feelings on the part of the victim expressed by co-workers or his family.

Ruled accidental firearms death.

Both shootings involved FMJ bullets.

Back in the day a .25 auto was favored by undercover detectives working vice/narcotics because it was easy to conceal and if seen it was not considered a "cop" gun.

Several UC's I worked with carried Baby Brownings. I carried a Beretta 950.

Regards,

FlaRon

[19and41]

Baby Brownings always sell well because they are reliable.

[xtimberman]

Browning .25s are positively tiny when compared to nearly every other autopistol that you normally encounter. That miniature size and the legendary reliability are what makes them so desirable and popular - when so many cheaper and bigger-bore choices are available. A Ruger LCP or P3AT looks like a "large" PPK or a Bersa when size-compared to the little Browning. The Browning .25s are even noticeably smaller than the Browning-designed M-1908 Vest Pocket Colt auto.

.....one of each for a size comparison:


See what I mean? The Browning makes a Ruger LCP look "large".


A "Baby" Browning makes a "Baby" Glock look huge!

[Oldgungeezer]

Browning .25s are positively tiny when compared to nearly every other autopistol that you normally encounter. That miniature size and the legendary reliability are what makes them so desirable and popular - when so many cheaper and bigger-bore choices are available. A Ruger LCP or P3AT looks like a "large" PPK or a Bersa when size-compared to the little Browning. The Browning .25s are even noticeably smaller than the Browning-designed M-1908 Vest Pocket Colt auto.

.....one of each for a size comparison:


See what I mean? The Browning makes a Ruger LCP look "large".


A "Baby" Browning makes a "Baby" Glock look huge!

Wow xtimberman.......that's a sweetie.

Regards,

Geezer