Post by ToddSig on Jan 28, 2018 11:41:47 GMT -5
I have noticed many Hi Power collectors, both new and experienced, searching for information on dating their Hi Power models or are looking for addition manufacturing information beyond a basic serial number and date. Many of this forum have assisted in answering these questions on the various Hi Power forums. When adding a new Hi Power I too have searched for dating criteria, and always seem to be looking in various books, catalogs or past forum threads. I have found no single source for this type of information.
It would be helpful to have all dating, model and manufacturing information in a single, credible document for Hi Power collectors to reference.
Over the past few weeks I have been slowly putting together a Hi Power chronology or time line for dating models, changes and alterations. I have gathered info from books (mostly Vanderlinden, Stevens and Camps), Hi Power forums, Browning catalogs and through personal observation.
When the chronology is complete and verified, I plan on adding images of proof marks, date codes, controller proof codes and production date codes and package in a PDF to this forum's reference section and post online. The finished document should have most of the necessary information to properly date and identify many Hi Power models.
Since this forum has such a strong reference section and great scholarship, I would like to ask this its members for assistance in adding to the time line and to check/verify the content I have already included.
If you have any information to contribute (such as model dates for introductions or ending dates, part changes, manufacturing changes, important dates, new models, terms, etc) and/or correct, or if what I have included requires further clarification, either add to this thread, or send me a direct message and I will update. When complete, I will post the PDF to the reference section and share with other Hi Power collectors. Thanks for any assistance.
Link to the PDF draft document is (on my dropbox account)
www.dropbox.com/s/kn29cxelhjn1e7q/Hi%20Power%20Chronology.pdf?dl=0
Images of the draft chronology document
It would be helpful to have all dating, model and manufacturing information in a single, credible document for Hi Power collectors to reference.
Over the past few weeks I have been slowly putting together a Hi Power chronology or time line for dating models, changes and alterations. I have gathered info from books (mostly Vanderlinden, Stevens and Camps), Hi Power forums, Browning catalogs and through personal observation.
When the chronology is complete and verified, I plan on adding images of proof marks, date codes, controller proof codes and production date codes and package in a PDF to this forum's reference section and post online. The finished document should have most of the necessary information to properly date and identify many Hi Power models.
Since this forum has such a strong reference section and great scholarship, I would like to ask this its members for assistance in adding to the time line and to check/verify the content I have already included.
If you have any information to contribute (such as model dates for introductions or ending dates, part changes, manufacturing changes, important dates, new models, terms, etc) and/or correct, or if what I have included requires further clarification, either add to this thread, or send me a direct message and I will update. When complete, I will post the PDF to the reference section and share with other Hi Power collectors. Thanks for any assistance.
Link to the PDF draft document is (on my dropbox account)
www.dropbox.com/s/kn29cxelhjn1e7q/Hi%20Power%20Chronology.pdf?dl=0
Images of the draft chronology document