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{{Infobox weapon
|name= Bauer Automatic
|image= Bauer .25 Auto pistol.jpg
|caption= Bauer Automatic
|origin= Fraser, Michigan, {{wipe|United States}}
|type= [[Engineering:Semi-automatic pistol|Semi-automatic pistol]]
|is_ranged= yes
|service=
|used_by= LEOs, detectives, civilians
|wars=
|designer= Robert Bauer Sr.
|design_date=
|manufacturer= Bauer Firearms Co.
|unit_cost= Initially around $100
|production_date= 1972–1984
|number= Unknown
|variants= Fraser
|spec_label=
|weight= {{convert|.284|kg|lb|abbr=on}} with empty magazine (10 OZ)
|length= {{convert|102.5|mm|abbr=on}} (4")
|part_length= {{convert|53.3|mm|abbr=on}}
|width= {{convert|25.5|mm|abbr=on}}
|height= {{convert|70.5|mm|abbr=on}}
|cartridge= .25 ACP
|action= [[Engineering:Blowback (firearms)|blowback]]
|velocity= 760–1100 fps depending on bullet weight
|range= 10 meters
|max_range= 25 meters
|feed= 6-round detachable box [[Engineering:Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] (.25 ACP)
|sights= Fixed, integral machined in the slide.
}}

The '''Bauer Automatic''' is an American-made copy of the Baby Browning.  Made of stainless steel, they are chambered in .25 ACP with a six-round magazine capacity.  The Bauer was manufactured in Fraser, Michigan from 1972–1984.<ref name="Lee2012">{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Jerry|title=Standard Catalog of Handguns|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DzXheNr0NcC&pg=PA53|date=17 January 2012|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=1-4402-3009-9|page=53}}</ref> The pistol was marketed as the Fraser-25 from 1984 to 1986.<ref name="Wood2007"/>

==Features==
The Bauer .25 Automatic was made of precision machined 416 stainless steel investment castings and fitted by hand.  The pistol features a two-position thumb safety. One position locks the slide while the other position locks the slide in the disassembly position, allowing the user to rotate the barrel clock-wise 45 degrees and remove the entire slide (rather than counterclockwise-as is the case with the FN Baby Browning pistol, to avoid copyright infringement claims from FN).<ref name="Wood2007">{{cite book|last=Wood|first=J B|title=Automatic Pistols Assembly/Disassembly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ckahWjsGxrUC&pg=PA49|date=21 October 2007|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=1-4402-2630-X|pages=49–56}}</ref>

Factory options included "white pearl" (plastic) or wood grips, and a variety of holsters. An engraved version was manufactured for the Bicentennial in 1976.<ref name="Shideler2011">{{cite book|last=Shideler|first=Dan|title=Gun Digest Book of Semi-Auto Pistols|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0jZQ25ruJU4C&pg=PA91|date=28 February 2011|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=1-4402-2439-0|page=91}}</ref>

Many parts interchange with the FN Baby Browning, including grips, magazines, and various internal parts.<ref name="Wood2007"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://stevespages.com/pdf/bauer_25.pdf Owner's Manual]

[[Category:Semi-automatic pistols]]

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