The fact that the new Baby was called a Browning might seem a bit surprising, since John M. The new Baby Browning was nearly a half-inch shorter than the FN Model 1906 and weighed four ounces less. However, it was the perfect name for Saive’s diminutive new pistol.
The name “Baby” was a nickname that was sometimes applied to the 1906 FN Browning, which was the first 6.35mm pistol ever manufactured, but “Baby” was never an official designation for the gun. I’d be very curious to know if Saive ever had the opportunity to discuss designing a new, smaller. In regard to the origins of the Baby Browning design, Vanderlinden, in his book FN Browning Pistols: Side-Arms that Shaped World History, states: “.there is noĮvidence to indicate that FN was seeking to develop a new pocket pistol.,” and he concludes that Dieudonné Saive acted entirely on his own initiative in designing the Baby. He worked for FN until his retirement in 1954. After the war he designed the SAFN rifle, whichĮvolved into the FAL. Saive escaped to EnglandĪgain during World War II, and eventually travelled to Canada to supervise production of the Inglis-made High Power pistols. He was primarily responsible for the design of the High Power pistol, as well as for the Baby Browning.
Browning’s assistant shortly before the latter’s death in 1926, and afterward Saiveīecame the head arms designer for FN. , where he worked as a machinist for Vickers.
He escaped to England during the First World War Dieudonné Saive became a tool designer in the employ of Fabrique Nationale soon after he completed his education in 1906.
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