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Post by mightymouse on Feb 20, 2019 21:57:50 GMT -5
I'm Ron, new to this forum but not to the High Power. I found this forum somehow, but remember a lot of screen names from the Handguns and Ammunition BHP sub-forum. I have owned ten FN/Browning High Powers (including two aluminum-framed lightweights), and another ten clones (two Arcus 94s, an FM-M90, and seven FEGs). I still have four FEGs to my name, and a safe full of .22 rifles. I'm here to learn, and to share what little HP knowledge I've picked up over the years.
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Post by rellascout on May 24, 2019 8:41:40 GMT -5
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Post by gt40doc on May 24, 2019 14:22:06 GMT -5
Welcome Rellascout.....yes, I recognize the name from other forums. A good group of folks here.
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Post by dieselbuilder on Feb 26, 2020 22:27:44 GMT -5
Greetings. I go by Dieselbuilder on several forums. I'm currently 60 years old and I have been shooting handguns for a while starting with a "rattles when you shake it 1911" when I was in the U.S. Army. After getting out of the Army I diversified my handgun choices, I have had Star BM and 30M, Colt Series 2 Woodsman 6" Target, several Glocks, Charles Daly and American Classic 1911s and several revolvers both full size and compact. I have always liked the looks of the BHP and in the last month I have managed to get my hands on 2.
The first is a Charles Daly BHP that was finished by Magnum Research. The second is an actual Belgian made HP. It's Rollmark is 3-lines, reading "FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE / HERSTAL BELGIQUE / BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE". The finish is pretty rough and there has been some pitting but mechanically it seems perfect.
It has the Belgian Controller of Proof Marks *R designating that it was Wagemans Sylvain and that says it was made sometime between 1951-1965.
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Post by CXM on Feb 27, 2020 9:14:37 GMT -5
Welcome to our group, we are delighted to have you join us. We hope you will join in the discussions and feel free to contribute your thoughts.
Unlike some groups the goal here is to have fun. Our rule number one is simple... be nice which everyone has been very good with ever since we started up. You will find the members here to be friendly and helpful... don't hesitate to jump right in.
Again welcome...
CHuck
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Post by sumner135 on Dec 15, 2020 15:10:50 GMT -5
Good Afternoon!
My name is Aaron and I live in Huntsville, Al. My Dad bought a FN Browning 9mm from my Uncle while they were in the Air Force in the early 70s for $50 lol. I love this gun very much and am looking for more information about it. I can't find anything out given it's serial number T323xxx. I have posted pictures of it and its markings! Thank you for this huge database and you knowledgeable people!
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Post by ToddSig on Dec 15, 2020 16:35:51 GMT -5
Welcome to the High Power Collectors forum Aaron, and nice T series HP. Hard to tell from the images you posted, but from the T prefix and later T series serial number indicates your Hi Power was manufactured in the early 1970s. The Browning website shows T series Hi Powers serial numbers ending in 1969 at T261000, when in reality they ran well into the 300,000 range. From 1969 to the early 1970s some T series Hi Powers were serialized simultaneous with the C series Hi Power. Do you have a Browning or FN roll mark? If FN it is called a High Power, Browning roll mark would be a Hi Power. Yours if FN roll marked is possibly surplus and would typically have a stacked serial number on the barrel, slide and frame. If Browning, probably only one serial number on the frame, under the ejection port, but around 1972 it was moved to the front grip strap. Possibly on the barrel, or on the underside of the slide there could be some numbers which are production date numbers, would be small, and might have lines around them. Those would indicate the date of production, with images of those marks, we might be able to determine year and quarter. Many Hi Powers have a controller of the Proof letter, but in most cases, between 1968 and 1973 there were not applied. Again, post a few more images of the marks on the barrel and underside of the slide, look for those production marks and let us know the roll marks Image of the stacked T series serial numbers from an FN High Power production date on barrel, 1972
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Post by willfngp35 on Dec 30, 2020 23:00:26 GMT -5
Hi and G'day fellow High-Power/Hi-Power aficionados.
I have a High-Power (i.e. marked FN Belgium), in 9 mm - we in Oz aren't allowed a .40".....
Currently in a dull blued finish, as the painted finish was getting badly chipped, so gunsmith tried the bluing finish. Looks like phosphate finish. 'Prolly will do a Satin Black Cera-kote, or epoxy finish.
Magazine safety removed, needs a spring kit (BH Solutions?) as trigger is way too heavy. Shoots better than I do!
Currently researching the various marks thereon, T2451xx gets me a circa 1969 build date.
Regards, Will
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Post by ToddSig on Dec 31, 2020 9:49:20 GMT -5
Hi and G'day fellow High-Power/Hi-Power aficionados. I have a High-Power (i.e. marked FN Belgium), in 9 mm - we in Oz aren't allowed a .40"..... Currently in a dull blued finish, as the painted finish was getting badly chipped, so gunsmith tried the bluing finish. Looks like phosphate finish. 'Prolly will do a Satin Black Cera-kote, or epoxy finish. Magazine safety removed, needs a spring kit (BH Solutions?) as trigger is way too heavy. Shoots better than I do! Currently researching the various marks thereon, T2451xx gets me a circa 1969 build date. Regards, Will Hi Will and welcome to the forum. Post some images of your High Power. New springs are typically a must when dealing with vintage Hi Powers. BH Spring Solutions is the place of choice for springs, parts and tools for many Hi Power collectors. Great quality and great service.
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Post by willfngp35 on Dec 31, 2020 17:56:09 GMT -5
Thx, taking time to attend the "BH University", and accumulating much info!
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Post by rgr1989 on Jan 14, 2021 18:23:46 GMT -5
Hello, All. Happy New Year. I've never blogged or posted on sites so this is a first for me. Glad to find others with such interest in the BHP. What a relief...just from browsing the posts, I feel like I've found a new family I'm in Cleveland, OH...sorry guys, no beaches...but a great 2 level range within 10 minutes. My first BHP was purchased while in the military, and my first handgun ever. I was a clueless 20 year old. But as a new private in the 2nd Ranger Bn; it was the first order of business handed down to my teamleader....."take him to get his concealed carry, and by God, get that kid a weapon. All Rangers carry. On and off duty!" It wasn't bravado...it was our business. We were to be as comfortable with weapons, at all times, as we were with any tool in a toolbox. I purchased a MK III, brand new, at the recommendation of others...and loved it. However, like any 'kid', I didn't know how good I had it; and, later sold it to try out other 'toys'....always regretted that. 30 years later, considering new hobbies, I stumbled across Steve Camp's site (God rest his Soul)...and it put the bug in me. I picked up a FN surplus MK II to tinker with, and felt right at home. It was a long awaited reunion. That's out now to BHSS (Thanks Mark and Slav) for pretty much the 'works'. In the meantime, I've got a used Arkus compact to tinker with, and I recently bid on a FN MK I, D'armes de Guerre (I really appreciate the historical side to the BHP, as well as its beautiful design, form and function...seriously, it should be in an industrial design museum) I look forward to meeting you guys, and learning all I can. Attachments:
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Post by sourwoodtom on Feb 1, 2021 21:08:58 GMT -5
Hello BHP lovers. Hope I can contribute a bit and learn a lot. Own and have owned several HPs and variants over the years (even an FM Detective and Arcus 94). Have a shelf in my safe just for Hi-powers. These days I stick to Brownings only.
Also a lover of 1911's and Winchester 92's. Even have my grandfather's Winchester '97. Love all things John Browning.
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Post by kwb377 on Mar 22, 2021 19:13:13 GMT -5
New to the forum, and to HP's. I have always lusted after the Hi Power since the early-mid 80's as a teen, but for some reason have never gotten around to buying one. Stopped by an LGS here in Alabama this weekend and found an FEG that had been stored away in a safe and unfired. I put @ 200 rounds through it today, and now I'm seriously considering having this one worked over and replacing my striker guns for carry. Thanks! Kevin
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Post by noire6684 on Mar 31, 2021 9:33:23 GMT -5
Hello, I just found this site while looking for some information on a new to me High Power pistol I just bought, and since I have a few High Power pistols, I can loosely consider myself a collector of these fine pistols. I say loosely because even though I have a few different and nice examples of High Power pistols, my knowledge is no where near the level I wish it was and I hope to learn more about them here. My name is Erik, I live in Central Florida, but was born and raised in the Adirondack mountains in upstate NY. I just retired at age 55 and collecting guns and shooting has been a passion of mine since I was old enough to buy my first gun (a Remington nylon 66 22lr) and it's grown geometrically since then into my main passion and source of anger for my wife. The guns that I really love are mostly the old classics (most of them have something to do with the great John M Browning) such as the 1911, the FN 1910/1922, pre-war Winchester model 1894, and of course the High Power. I have a WWII German marked High Power, a WWII Inglis, a MK II High Power, and just bought my first non Belgian variant, an Argentine High Power, which is the one I'm looking for information on. Thank you for accepting me as a member of this forum, I hope to learn more about the High Power pistols, and whatever else I can here, and hopefully I'll be able to contribute something here myself, but mainly, again thank you for allowing me to be part of this group. Erik
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Post by ToddSig on Mar 31, 2021 11:48:24 GMT -5
Hi Erik, and welcome to the High Power Collectors forum. When you get a chance post some images of the Argentine High Power, and we will try to get you some more info on your new Hi Power. Retired at 55, nice!
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