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Post by donp326 on Aug 23, 2017 6:25:59 GMT -5
As a captured gun, yours must have a really interesting history... Made at FN for Finland, captured by the Russians in 1939 war. Then captured by the Germans in 1941-42 (most likely) and then winding up on the front in France/Belgium/Germany to be captured by the U.S. Sort of ironic if it was captured in Belgium where it was originally made!!! THanks for sharing... Chuck I purchased it from Scotty Benedict at Pre98. He told me it was a bring back from the family of a WII GI. At first I thought it was captured by the Germans in Belgium after the May Day 1940 invasion. But When Anthony Vanderlinden told me it went Finland first, it probably went as you stated, from Finland to Russia to Germany and eventually the US. Only if it could talk.
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Post by 〓 PvD 〓 on Nov 28, 2017 9:51:22 GMT -5
Here's mine...
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Post by CXM on Nov 28, 2017 12:06:36 GMT -5
What year is your HP?
Thanks
CHuck
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Post by 〓 PvD 〓 on Nov 28, 2017 12:35:04 GMT -5
What year is your HP? Thanks CHuck 1968 t series
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Post by CXM on Nov 28, 2017 15:52:49 GMT -5
IMHO, the "T" series was about the zenith of High Power quality... you certainly have a nice catch...
V/r
Chuck
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Post by 〓 PvD 〓 on Nov 28, 2017 16:01:17 GMT -5
IMHO, the "T" series was about the zenith of High Power quality... you certainly have a nice catch... V/r Chuck Thanks Chuck... now if i can just figure out if this mismatch on the proof marks between the barrel and slide/frame means anything I'll be set.
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Post by CXM on Nov 28, 2017 17:04:15 GMT -5
Do all the S/N match?
V/r
Chuck
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Post by 〓 PvD 〓 on Nov 28, 2017 17:32:36 GMT -5
Only serial # is on the frame. Thought that was standard.
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Post by CXM on Nov 29, 2017 9:52:18 GMT -5
Depends... some do some don't... some have three S/N, frame, slide and barrel. This is done so the gun can be sold in various markets which have differing marking requirements. That is something of an over simplification, but suffice to say some do and some don't.... FWIW CHuck Only serial # is on the frame. Thought that was standard.
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Post by gsimmons on Dec 2, 2017 9:08:44 GMT -5
That is an unusually nice example of a Occupation HP... most I have seen show a lot of rough use and handling... Thanks for sharing... V/r Chuck Here’s mine. 1943 I believe. The holster is dated 1943.
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Post by donp326 on Jun 20, 2018 5:38:59 GMT -5
His my C series FN High Power. I have posted it before but now it's got a set of VZ grips on it Attachments:
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Post by bmcgilvray on Jan 19, 2019 17:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by pjk9hp on Jan 20, 2019 8:33:02 GMT -5
Hi bmcgilray, nice pistol. The number "0030" on the bottom of the frontstrap, what does it represent? The serial number of the frame beneath the ejection port is different being "5070".
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Post by CXM on Jan 20, 2019 9:17:04 GMT -5
I'm not Bryan, (obviously... I'm the good looking guy )but I'll throw my two cents worth in... The "30" is probably a rack number for storage in the police armory. Marking with rack numbers is pretty common with police and sometimes military guns. FWIW Chuck Hi bmcgilray, nice pistol. The number "0030" on the bottom of the frontstrap, what does it represent? The serial number of the frame beneath the ejection port is different being "5070". Found this thread so guess I ought to add to it the one that lives here. An Austrian Rural Police gun sold by AIM surplus in the mid-1990s. The main thing this pistol has taught me is that I need a good "usin'" example that I'd be willing to tote.
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Post by bmcgilvray on Jan 24, 2019 21:14:25 GMT -5
Man!
Gettin' upstaged by the good-lookin' guy!
I never payed a lot of attention to the marking on the front strap until Chuck asked me to share it with him a few years back. He's to thank for that photograph.
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