Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this gorgeous semi auto pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the FM M-90 Hi-Power!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: FM
Model: M-90 Hi-Power
Serial: 378937
Date of Manufacture: 1990-1995
Caliber: 9mm Luger
Finish: Black
Barrel Length: 4 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed white dot front / fixed white dot rear
Stock/Grips: Black synthetic w/ Diamond texturing
Action: Semi Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Argentina was one of the very earliest users of the FN Hi Power and imported many pre-WWII and post war Hi Powers into the 1960s. Many of the 1960s FN imports have excellent Argentinian crests engraved atop the slides.
Argentina later struck up a deal with FN which led to supervised, licensed, production of the Hi Power and the FN/FAL rifle and other FN arms, within Argentina. Licensed FM (The initials FM translate to Military Factories. It was part of the Argentine Army) Hi Power production lasted from 1969 to 1989. As licensed production proceeded, the Argentine Hi Powers generally adopted the product improvements introduced by FN on its Hi Powers.
When Argentina's production licenses from FN expired, the FM organization set about to build their own version of the Hi Power. Argentina felt that producing the Hi Power for internal commercial use and export would be a good way to earn hard currency - US dollars in particular - for their economy. With 20 years of licensed Hi Power production experience, Argentina's unlicensed versions of the Hi Power were an excellent and desirable commodity.
The most obvious external difference with the initial unlicensed FM Hi Powers was the the distinctive 1911-style slide that did away with the iconic "Hi Power cut" - the narrower front part of the slide. Their first version, the FM-90, was introduced in 1990. It is broadly similar to the FN MkII Hi Power, in that it has a longitudinal rib (but different, with several longitudinal striations instead of one solid rib) and a front sight that is machined as a part of the slide. There is also a shorter Detective version of the FM90.
The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic handgun available in the 9mm and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized. FN Herstal initially named the design the "High Power", which alludes to the 13-round magazine capacity, almost twice that of other designs at the time, such as the Luger or Colt M1911.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this FM is in Superb condition showing no indications of normal consumer use or handling that we can see! Additionally, it will come with the factory labeled box and all contents pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: M-90 Hi-Power
Serial: 378937
Date of Manufacture: 1990-1995
Caliber: 9mm Luger
Finish: Black
Barrel Length: 4 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed white dot front / fixed white dot rear
Stock/Grips: Black synthetic w/ Diamond texturing
Action: Semi Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Argentina was one of the very earliest users of the FN Hi Power and imported many pre-WWII and post war Hi Powers into the 1960s. Many of the 1960s FN imports have excellent Argentinian crests engraved atop the slides.
Argentina later struck up a deal with FN which led to supervised, licensed, production of the Hi Power and the FN/FAL rifle and other FN arms, within Argentina. Licensed FM (The initials FM translate to Military Factories. It was part of the Argentine Army) Hi Power production lasted from 1969 to 1989. As licensed production proceeded, the Argentine Hi Powers generally adopted the product improvements introduced by FN on its Hi Powers.
When Argentina's production licenses from FN expired, the FM organization set about to build their own version of the Hi Power. Argentina felt that producing the Hi Power for internal commercial use and export would be a good way to earn hard currency - US dollars in particular - for their economy. With 20 years of licensed Hi Power production experience, Argentina's unlicensed versions of the Hi Power were an excellent and desirable commodity.
The most obvious external difference with the initial unlicensed FM Hi Powers was the the distinctive 1911-style slide that did away with the iconic "Hi Power cut" - the narrower front part of the slide. Their first version, the FM-90, was introduced in 1990. It is broadly similar to the FN MkII Hi Power, in that it has a longitudinal rib (but different, with several longitudinal striations instead of one solid rib) and a front sight that is machined as a part of the slide. There is also a shorter Detective version of the FM90.
The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic handgun available in the 9mm and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized. FN Herstal initially named the design the "High Power", which alludes to the 13-round magazine capacity, almost twice that of other designs at the time, such as the Luger or Colt M1911.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this FM is in Superb condition showing no indications of normal consumer use or handling that we can see! Additionally, it will come with the factory labeled box and all contents pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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