Identifying a serial number

[johno]

Hello,

My 9mm High Power, that I've not long had, has only a 5 digit serial number on the frame (472**) with no lettering or other markings before or after the number. I've been looking through the other threads here in hope of understanding more about the age etc. but with little luck. One person I was speaking to suggested that the gun might have originally been part of a military batch of weapons and that the numbering system used then would have been for that order. On the slide it states "Browning Arms Company St Louis Mo & Montreal PQ, Made in Belgium"

Any help would be much appreciated.

Johno

[cmdrcody]

We need pictures of it including the serial number to be able to help.
Include the front grip strap where the SN should be

[ToddSig]

Welcome to HPC johno

As cmdrcody states, we would need to see images of the HP, both sides, details images of the marks. What is interesting is the serial number of 472XX which is a low number, with a Browning St Louis/Montreal slide. Most Browning marked HPs (rather than FN roll marked) were for the commercial/sporting market, first imported to the US around 1954 but starting with serial numbers in the 70000 range. Also, the roll mark with Montreal on it, makes it post 1958, which is when the Montreal office was opened.

Possible slide and frame dont match, but before any credible identifications, images are needed.

Post some images(any marks, letters, numbers etc, also we need to see the muzzle bushing, hammer, all which give clues) and we should be able to figure out what is going on.