FN GP 35

CLASSIC12 · #1 03-02-2021, 06:32 PM

I saw this gun in the classified a few weeks ago and I could just not resist. It is a 1943 FN GP 35 (Pistole 640b) built under the German occupation, in pretty good condition considering its age and imagining where it has been and what it has seen. It definitely has some patina and scars. If these things could talk.

I bought it from a private seller and had him ship it to my LGS. I picked it up yesterday. Paid $ 980 for it, the LGS was green with envy and told me it’s easily worth double that, which is not too relevant since I don’t intend to sell it in the next 20 years or so.

My little FN GP35 family. 1979, 1952 and 1943

Buick · #2 03-02-2021, 06:56 PM

It has a very good amount of finish left. I bought this one, also a "b" block pistol, just a few weeks ago.
As i understand it, these were the only hi powers that were manufactured without a magazine safety. Definitely a nice handling and shooting pistol. Enjoy!

jpage · #3 03-02-2021, 07:28 PM

What is the oval area in the slide serrations, on the right side ? Nice gat BTW.

CLASSIC12 · #4 03-02-2021, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Buick

It has a very good amount of finish left. I bought this one, also a "b" block pistol, just a few weeks ago.
As i understand it, these were the only hi powers that were manufactured without a magazine safety. Definitely a nice handling and shooting pistol. Enjoy!

Very nice gun you got there as well, thank you for posting it.

CLASSIC12 · #5 03-02-2021, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jpage

What is the oval area in the slide serrations, on the right side ? Nice gat BTW.

The internal extractor

moosedog · #6 03-02-2021, 07:48 PM

Nice fellows. One of my favorite of the WWII Axis guns.

growr · #7 03-02-2021, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jpage

What is the oval area in the slide serrations, on the right side ? Nice gat BTW.

To attach a red dot..............Axis powers loved red dots!!

Randy

JohnRippert · #8 03-02-2021, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jpage

What is the oval area in the slide serrations, on the right side ? Nice gat BTW.

There is a transfer bar in that side of the slide. A piece on the trigger assy pushes up on that transfer bar which pivots and pushes down on the edge of the sear, releasing the hammer. The pivot pin for the transfer bar is on that plate in the side of the slide. In this pic you can see the tip of that pin in the scallop in the middle of the slide. You can also see the transfer bar at the top of the pic.

dsf · #9 03-03-2021, 01:42 AM

Just wondering, is there any other model of semi pistol out there in which you can't drop the hammer with the slide removed?

CLASSIC12 · #10 03-03-2021, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Skippyjon Jones

CLASSIC12 you have an amazing collection of firearms. There may be others with more pristine and/or more expensive and/or rare guns (maybe or maybe not) but the ones you post at least to me are awesome. Cool and interesting FN GP! Congrats for yet another bomb find. And thanks for sharing these with us.

Thanks, that is kind of you to say and I am glad you appreciate my sharing of the guns I have.

jpage · #11 03-03-2021, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnRippert

There is a transfer bar in that side of the slide. A piece on the trigger assy pushes up on that transfer bar which pivots and pushes down on the edge of the sear, releasing the hammer. The pivot pin for the transfer bar is on that plate in the side of the slide. In this pic you can see the tip of that pin in the scallop in the middle of the slide. You can also see the transfer bar at the top of the pic.

Thank You kindly

wbraswell · #12 03-03-2021, 01:20 PM

I love Hi Powers. Especially vintage ones.

shell627 · #13 03-03-2021, 02:54 PM

Beautiful Hi power.My first handgun in 1976 was a similar gun.But it was made in 1941.Unfortunately it was stolen two years later in a burglary in Detroit. But it left me with a love of hi powers.I have always had at least one since then.