Developed in 1902 and also known as the "War Model", the 1903 was a John Browning design that found military and police buyers, both contract and private purchase, across much of Europe, seeing active use into the 1940s and even during a brief window in the 1980s as a Swedish stopgap between the emergency retirement of the Lahti pistol and the acceptance of the Glock. As was the style of the time, a shoulder stock was optional, though with a novel mounting method; two rail slots are cut into the bottom of the grip frame, and the stock slides onto the bottom, acting as an extended magazine well for the long magazine. The magazine serves as a reinforcement for the stock, giving a significantly more rigid mounting than many other stocked pistols. Blade and notch sights, with the two line FN address and Browning patent marks on the left of the slide, Belgian proofs on the slide, barrel and frame, and a pair of checkered FN-marked grips, properly factory shortened to accommodate the stock rails. The underside of the slide is numbered to match the frame. "SOM" stamped on the rear of the frame. The interior of the wooden shoulder/holster stock is cut to accommodate the pistol, the included extra standard length magazine (both normal and extended will fit) and the included cleaning rod, and the attaching iron is numbered "2769".

Very fine, retains 75% plus original blue finish with light finish wear at the edges and muzzle, with sharp markings in the metal overall. Grips are fine with some light wear and handling marks. Mechanically excellent. The holster stock is very fine with some scattered light dents and scratches, and 90% original blue finish on the iron.