Browning BDA 380

The pistol was sold as the Browning BDA 380 in the United States and Canada.

The Browning model is distinguished by its markings, with the right side of the slide being stamped with "Fabrique National Herstal" and the FN logo followed by "Made in Italy" and PB (for Pietro Beretta), and the left side of the slide bearing the marking "Browning Arms Co. Morgan, Utah & Montreal, P.Q."

[3] Special limited runs were produced after 1997, however data on the dates and quantity is anecdotal at best.

The FN 140DA/Browning BDA 380 is a semi-automatic, blowback-operated firearm with a DA/SA (double action/single action) trigger mechanism.

Despite their mechanical similarities, slides and frames are not interchangeable between the FN 140DA/Browning BDA 380 and their Beretta counterparts.