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Post by smithy on Mar 6, 2024 8:45:51 GMT -5
I'm looking for some help identifying my Hi Power. It was my grandfathers who was born in Belgium and then was my mothers service weapon as a detective. It has since been handed down to me but I'm not sure what year or specific model it is. To the best of my ability i cannot find the makers mark on any chart I've come across and as far as i can tell the serial number is a non-standard indicating it might have been a custom S/N batch for a police dept or MP group.
I'd like to replace the springs in it but I want to make sure I know what spring set it needs first. As well as just wanting to know more about the history of this gun.
I've tried to ask for ID help in the past but my pictures were not high enough quality for anyone to help. I've tried to link an imgur album so that the images don't get compressed and I tried to take several clear pictures of each mark/stamping I could find on it. If there is any additional information that would be helpful, let me know.
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Post by Bob Reed on Mar 6, 2024 10:32:26 GMT -5
Hello, For springs, I would use the factory rated 17-Lb. Recoil Spring, with a heavy (Post 1972 rated) Firing Pin Spring and since you have a small radius/flat-bottom (Pre-1994) Firing Pin Retaining Plate, using a 30-Lb. Mainspring will be fine. (The small radius firing pin retaining plate aids in slowing down the unlocking of the slide & barrel - I use factory rated 32-Lb. Mainsprings when using large radius (Post-94) Firing Pin Retaining Plates. When your gun was made, FN was still using the original spec'd (lite weight) Firing Pin Spring and original spec'd 26-Lb. Mainspring. In 1972 FN went to a heavier FPS and a few years later, they upped the Mainspring to 32-Lbs. For Springs, BHSS has what you need. bhspringsolutions.com/ |
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Post by ToddSig on Mar 8, 2024 15:25:58 GMT -5
smithy add some images of the full Hi Powe so we can see the roll marks and other elements. From looking at the production dates on the bottom of the slide, it looks like the slide was produced in the last quarter of 1968. The barrel production mark looks like either a 0 for 1970 or the top half of a 9 for 1969 (perhaps a bad/light strike). The lines around the number indicate that it is from the 2nd quarter. Regarding the T series serial numbers, I just posted on that. Please view the following post for late production T Series serial numbers. highpowercollectors.proboards.com/thread/1432/high-power-series-serial-numbersAgain, please post full view images of the Hi Power (using Imgur links works), and we might be able to share more information with you. Welcome to HPC.
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Post by smithy on Mar 20, 2024 3:29:38 GMT -5
I updated the link to include some additional pictures including overall of the gun, the roll marking and the stamp on the original magazine. I've included a few pictures of a magazine (not the original, although the other pictures are of the original magazine) that I have been having problem with the ammunition presenting at to high of an angle. A few of my magazine have this issue which I believe to be because the springs have been under tension for potentially decades. Do you guys have any recommendations for replacement springs/followers for the original magazine. I only saw follower/spring kits for MecGar magazines and for other model handguns on BHSpringSolutions. I plan on picking up the "HiPower 9mm Enhanced Reliability Parts & Optimizing Springs Service Kit" from BHSpringSolutions as it has all of the parts that you guys recommend and a few that I would like to have just in case. imgur.com/a/XILE06g |
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Post by Bob Reed on Mar 20, 2024 12:25:13 GMT -5
The magazine that you show loaded with snap-caps is not known for quality, so you'd be better off just buying some new 13-Rd. Factory Magazines or 13-Rd. Mec-Gar Magazines.
FWIW: I'm not a fan of the 15-Rd. Mec-Gar because of the small, low-profile, cap-style Follower and lack of free-space when fully loaded - they're too hard to seat/lock-in on a closed slide.
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Post by cmdrcody on Mar 21, 2024 17:37:15 GMT -5
As Todd said your BROWNING roll marked hi power is a nice looking T series from near the end of the T series most of the marks look like mid 1969. You are blessed to have it from your family. My father presented me with a Remington Rand is great condition when he pinned on my Ensign bars at my commissioning ceremony. Sadly he has passed away last year. His firearm was bought by his men in the 101st after he saved the life of one of his men during a jump. I love my high powers but that 1911 will never leave my family.
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