A Tale of Two High Powers...

[IWantThatKnife]

I know I said I had bought my last guns of the year; but I can change 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

[waterdogs]

I`ve been attracted to Hi-Powers since viewing the movie "Serpico" back in the early `70s....Al Pacino`s character buys one in Jovino`s Gun Shop in NYC.

[Sheldon_Wickersham]

Tim, PM received - agreed, ya done well! That Israeli H-P has the original slide cut-out, not seen after the early 1950's. Nicely done - now, go shoot the hell out of 'em old timer!