dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ dʒˈɑːn mˈoʊsᵻz bɹˈaʊnɪŋ, ðə mˈɑːdəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt fˈɑːloʊd bɹˈaʊnɪŋz ˈɜːlɪɚ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən vˈɜːʒən, ˌɪntɹədˈuːst baɪ fæbɹˈiːk nˈæʃəneɪl də hˈɜːstəl æz ðɪ ˌɛfˈɛn mˈɑːdəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks.
Designed by John Moses Browning, the Model 1908 followed Browning’s earlier European version, introduced by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal as the FN Model 1906.