Developed in St. Etienne, the Model 1909 is a direct descendant of the Model 1907, one of the first European semi-automatic pistols and believed to be the first semi-auto developed in France. The chief upgrade of the 1909 is the slide catch, an ambidextrous lever installed on the front of the trigger guard. Exact production is unknown but believed low; both the 1907 and 1909 were hand-assembled, and Bernardon left the arms trade in 1912. Fitted with fixed sights, a smooth right grip panel and a checkered left grip panel with "BM" monogram.

Fine, with 40% plus of the faded blue finish remaining, showing bright wear along the high edges, tool marks on the screw heads and scattered handling marks. The slide markings are double-stamped, and the right grip panel is a replacement. Mechanically fine.