FN Barracuda
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Astra-Unceta y Cia SA built the FN Barracuda, a double-action revolver, following Fabrique Nationale's requirements.[1]
Key facts and history
FN Herstal's Barracuda was the company's only known attempt to produce a revolver.[2] FN aimed to satisfy law enforcement customers on both sides of the Atlantic with this gun.[1] Trends were moving toward 9×19 Luger caliber.[2] The revolver is a traditional double-action design with a swing-out cylinder.[2]
Its barrel length is 3 inches, shorter than typical 4-inch revolvers of the era.[3] Prices vary based on cylinder availability and condition.[4] Imported guns have sold at $275, while complete sets in good condition reach close to $600 at auction.[4] The double-action trigger pull measures 11 lbf, and the single-action pull is 4.84 lbf.[3]
Although the revolver is widely considered well-constructed, it was aimed at a law enforcement revolver market that was shrinking.[5]
What the cited sources add
The source warns against loading 9×19 cartridges into cylinders not marked for that ammunition.[2] To change between calibers, one must install the appropriate cylinder to the basic gun frame.[2] The World Guns source also lists the unloaded weight as 1050 g, length as 211 mm, and capacity as 6 rounds.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "FN Barracuda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Revolver FN Barracuda (Belgium)", World Guns (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Revolver FN Barracuda (Belgium)", World Guns. facts only, no text reused. world.guns.ru
- Wikipedia, "FN Barracuda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "FN Barracuda", Guns.com; "FN Barracuda", Guns.com; "FN Barracuda", Guns.com; "FN Barracuda", Guns.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "FN Barracuda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "FN Barracuda", Guns.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "FN Barracuda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Revolver FN Barracuda (Belgium)", World Guns; Cunningham, "The FN Barracuda revolver – initial impressions", grantcunningham.com, June 2006; "Revolver FN Barracuda (Belgium)", World Guns (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article FN Barracuda (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: FN Barracuda (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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