The spare magazine is unmarked and shows spots of surface loss on its body and on the edges of its floorplate. The floorplate shows thinning on its edges and is lightly sprinkled with pinprick surface erosion. The magazine shows minimal wear with a few spots of thinning in its body. The magazine in the pistol is marked with a boxed “19” near the bottom of its spine. Both magazines show wire wheel marks under their finish. We have not fired this pistol.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with two 13 round magazines with aluminum followers and a brown faux leather pouch. The slide is tight to the frame and the trigger is crisp.
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The pistol has a frame mounted manual safety. The pistol does not have a magazine disconnect, allowing the pistol to be fired with the magazine removed, as found in late war production Hi Power pistols. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this pistol rates in about Fine condition. The markings are clear, and most have raised edges. The slide serrations are sharp, as-is the grip screw. There are wire wheel marks under the finish in most areas with deep tool marks under the finish in the lower surfaces of the frame above the trigger. There is thinning in all surfaces, tool marks around the slide release on the right side of the frame and a few light handling marks on the top of the slide, the front strap and right side of the frame. Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 80-85% of its metal finish.
There are a few spots of extremely light erosion near the muzzle that look more like dull spots in the bright surface than they do erosion. Type of Finish: The finish is blued with a typical wartime finish that shows light scratches and wire wheel marks under the finish.įinish Originality: The finish is original.īore Condition: The bore is mostly bright with sharp rifling. The grips rate in about Excellent overall condition. The checkering is sharp and without mars. The smooth areas of the grips show several light scratches at the bottom of the right grip and a few tiny dings at the edge of the checkering in the bottoms rear corners of the both grips. Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered reddish-brown plastic, Bakelite (correct for a late war pistol). The front sight is a rounded blade fixed to the top of the slide. Sights / Optics: This pistol is mounted with a flat topped “V” notched rear sight dovetailed into the slide. The underside of the barrel in front of its lug is marked “MR” and the right side of the lug is marked “I11”. There are two “E / WaA140” marks on the left side of the barrel at the chamber and a “MR” marked on the underside in front of the lug. The bottom of the mainspring housing is marked “F”, “P8”, “1”, “0” and with what looks like a Swastika. The right side of the barrel at the port is also marked with an Eagle holding a globe with swastika. The right front of the trigger guard is marked “R”. The right side of the frame and barrel at the port are marked “148b” and the right side of the slide is marked “52148b”. The left side of the frame is also marked with an Eagle holding a globe with swastika and “E / WaA140”. Markings: The left side of the slide is marked “FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES DE GUERRE / HERSTAL BELGIQUE”, “BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE”, with an Eagle holding a globe with swastika and a “E / WaA140” Waffenamt. “The Browning Automatic High Power Pistol” by Stevens.Īction Type: Single Action Semi-Auto with Removable Magazine
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In 1943, a change was made from a 6 digit serial number to a 5 digit number with suffix, and in the spring of 1944 the frame and barrel began to be marked with only 3 digits plus the suffix with five digits and suffix still used on the slide. Hi-Powers were made under German occupation from 1940-1944, and the fixed sight versions with a military finish were the last to be made. Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Foreign Military Arms