page_title: Browning BDA Handguns
section_title: Disassembly
hierarchical_section_title: Browning BDA Handguns / Disassembly
context_page_description: In 1977 Browning introduced four models of their Browning BDA handgun. These guns came in two frame sizes from two different makers. The large frame handgun was made in three calibers; 9x 19mm Parabellum, .38 Super, and .45 ACP. The guns were sold from 1977 until 1980. These guns were made in Germany by Sig-Sauer.
  A smaller BDA was offered in .380 ACP caliber as the Browning BDA 380 which was manufactured by Beretta in Italy. The BDA 380 is similar to Beretta's M84.
context_section_description: Disassembly is effected by locking the empty pistol slide open by pulling the slide to its rearmost position if an empty magazine is loaded (where it will lock automatically), or by pushing the slide hold lever upward with the slide in its rearmost position. There is a take down lever on the left side of the pistol that can be revolved downward.  Once this is done, a loaded magazine must be removed (if present) and then the slide can be slid forward and off of the frame.  The barrel can then be removed from the slide by removing its recoil spring which is held into place on the underside of the barrel by its spring tension.
  You would then have five assemblies, the slide, the barrel, the recoil spring, the magazine and the frame.  This is all the disassembly necessary for cleaning. The gun is reassembled without the magazine inserted and the steps listed above performed in reverse order.
caption: field stripped Sig Sauer handgun, takedown lever turned down
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