Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this desirable semi-automatic pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the Fabrique Nationale (FN) German Occupation Hi-Power!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale (FN) Under German Occupation
Model: Hi-Power
Serial: 14409
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 5/8"
Optics/Sights: Fixed blade front with Fixed U-notch rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered red back walnut grips
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / Left side of the slide and frame is stamped with German military proof marks and Waffenamt proof marks. The front of the slide below the muzzle is stamped with a German Waffenamt proof mark.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning and completed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized. FN Herstal named it the "High Power" in allusion to the 13-round magazine capacity, almost twice that of other designs at the time, such as the Walther P38 or Colt M1911.
Browning Hi-Power pistols were used during World War II by both Allied and Axis forces. After occupying Belgium in 1940, German forces took over the FN plant. German troops subsequently used the Hi-Power, having assigned it the designation Pistole 640(b) ("b" for belgisch, "Belgian"). Examples produced by FN in Belgium under German occupation bear German inspection and acceptance marks or Waffenamts, such as WaA613. In German service, it was used mainly by Waffen-SS and Fallschirmjäger personnel.
Contents:
This example will ship with a genuine leather holster!
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: Hi-Power
Serial: 14409
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 5/8"
Optics/Sights: Fixed blade front with Fixed U-notch rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered red back walnut grips
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / Left side of the slide and frame is stamped with German military proof marks and Waffenamt proof marks. The front of the slide below the muzzle is stamped with a German Waffenamt proof mark.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning and completed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized. FN Herstal named it the "High Power" in allusion to the 13-round magazine capacity, almost twice that of other designs at the time, such as the Walther P38 or Colt M1911.
Browning Hi-Power pistols were used during World War II by both Allied and Axis forces. After occupying Belgium in 1940, German forces took over the FN plant. German troops subsequently used the Hi-Power, having assigned it the designation Pistole 640(b) ("b" for belgisch, "Belgian"). Examples produced by FN in Belgium under German occupation bear German inspection and acceptance marks or Waffenamts, such as WaA613. In German service, it was used mainly by Waffen-SS and Fallschirmjäger personnel.
Contents:
This example will ship with a genuine leather holster!
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
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $70.00
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
