A Tale of Two Hi Powers

[cwo4uscgret]

I said on a few other gun forums that I had bought my last guns of the year; but I changed my mind...I have missed owning a Browning Hi-Power ever since I traded my .40 S&W Hi-Power earlier this year.

On another forum a member was looking to trade an Inglis Hi-Power for an FN49. We connected and made the trade. While I was waiting I started to read about the current crop of imported Hi-Powers, Israeli Military and National Police Belgium Hi-Powers, ranging in date of manufacture from the late 1930s - 1970s. I had tried to buy (on Guns America) a 1936 vintage gun but Guns America doesn't have a buy it now option, but a "make offer to buy" and someone had made an offer to buy the day before. I settled on one from around 1952 vintage, same age as me. This HP was $419 plus $10 shipping; my gun shop charged me $20 per gun for the transfers.


John INGLIS (Canada, WWII No.2 MK1* High Power


Israeli Browning (Belgium made) High Power

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[Brit plumber]

Very nice, I love the GP35.

[A square 10]

wow ...............
very nice

me too , i still cannot for the life of me figure out what possessed me to sell my nazi marked one , luckily i kept the no1 and no2 inglis ,

[jpg366]

That last one looks just like the '52 (or so) P35 I got from Robertson Trading Post. Paid 399.95. Shoots nicely, after a bit of adjusting on the extractor. Looked virtually unfired in terms of bore and barrel wear. A holster queen, it would seem.