While visiting my son in Salta, Argentina, I notice that virtually all male police officers were carrying Hi-Powers (hammer down) although I couldn't identify the specific manufacturer. Years of use and rain, rendered the guns rather gritty-looking but I would not have refinished it had I been able to legally procure one. Female officers, on the other hand, carried what appeared to be a SIG 228 or something very similar. I did not see any female officers with Hi-Powers.