Let`s see your Hi-Powers

[Maximumbob54]

Your gun is not stainless. Never made the Hi-Power in stainless. You probably have hard chrome.

Well slap me in the face and call me Sally...

A simple Google search just backed you up in spades. I would have sworn up and down it was stainless. And the double slap comes from the fact that I have always wanted a hard chrome finished gun. Now that I know that's what this is, I am in love with this finish and will be sending some thing else off to have it done very soon. I freaking love this!!!!!



I can't help but post a fresh pic:

 

[Frank237]

Bought this guy nine or ten years ago from a local Deputy. He'd sent it off for several mods to Novaks . It took so long...he lost interest in it.

I like the Heinie sights, and the gun has been accurate as well as 99.9 % reliable.

Few guns seem to feel as nice as a BHP in my hands. I ALWAYS seem to have one in the collection as a shooter. This one will not leave the safe until my Will is read. LOL.

FN in MT

 

[pff]

My oldest one, firmly dated to 1950-ish. About 99% and all correct, with numbered magazine and period Police holster.

Also have a 73C and a MkIII Silver Chrome.


Regards,

Pat

 

[whitecoyote]

Browning Hi-Power "T series".

 

[whitecoyote]

 

[OIF2]

Here's another T-series. Love these Hi Powers!
Bob

A '67 T and a '74 C

 

[kcult]

I posted it in the 'take a better picture' thread, but here it is again.

My pimp gun.

 

[cwo4uscgret]

I currently only own 2 (I used to have a .40 S&W model as well) High Powers; a 1952 Belgium formerly of the Jerusalem, Israel Police Department and a Canadian Inglis High Power circa WWII. They both shoot quite well considering age; all I did was clean and lube them the to the range to shoot:

 

[slashcat]

Heckuva thread you guys have got goin' here. WOW!

 

[steamloco76]

Made in Belgium assembled in Portugal with target sights and Herretts cocobolo grips. Best shooting 9MM in my safe.

 

[Xfuzz]

Here are my two....42 years apart in production.
Try to find an original black pouch these days.

 

[Combat]

My Hi Power I picked up a few weeks ago. As "new" never fired T series in the pouch. I'll be keeping this one.

 

[O2Guy]

I know that there are many 1911 fans out there but, a Hi Power is the best looking auto loader ever made.

 

[DGT]

These are my two.

;

 

[Kavinsky]

Did they ever make a version of the BHP with front strap checkering and a longer beavertail to prevent hammer bite like they have on expensive 1911's nowadays?

and I know the hammer bite thing is why they switched over to the ring hammer with them but I've heard that can still happen with them regardless of that modification.

 

[PH-2]

Aw, shucks, why not?

Mike

 

[sub-moa]

Did they ever make a version of the BHP with front strap checkering and a longer beavertail to prevent hammer bite like they have on expensive 1911's nowadays?

and I know the hammer bite thing is why they switched over to the ring hammer with them but I've heard that can still happen with them regardless of that modification.

Actually, it was the other way around Kav, the ring hammer is the original (1928) hammer. The spur hammer replaced the ring hammer as standard 40 years ago. The ring hammer became a seldom ordered option, except for the Practical Model...

 

[Kavinsky]

ah I see and that makes more sense, but when you think of modern trends with the 1911 the added on ring hammer is one of the first things that comes to mind.

 

[sub-moa]

You're right Kav, kind of strange that we generically call the ring hammer a "Commander Hammer" when it was on the FN Model of 1928...and of course the subsequent FN P35/BHP, and the production Colt Commander didn't appear until 1950 ...

 

[sub-moa]

Since this is a pic thread and I've run my mouth...or keyboard , I guess a owe at least a pic or two. I've currently got what some folks...even on a gun forum, might call an arsenal of P35s, but my camera skills are crude at best...

Here goes anyway ...

1953 West German Polizei...

1977 Custom...

1974 Custom...

1994 Custom .40...

FM Detective Custom...