
This 9mm wartime Hi-Power Type II variant has desirable tangent sights, German “WaA 140” Waffenamt’s (Weapons Office) inspector stamps, and matching serial numbers, with walnut grips (subsequent grips were Bakelite). Browning’s slab-sided warhorse had no equal-that is, until 1935, when Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Herstal, Belgium, introduced the P-35, or the Browning Hi-Power, as it is more popularly known. In terms of reliability, ruggedness, and reputation, John M. After all, it helped win “The War To End All Wars,” and, afterwards, continued to prove itself as a self-defense and law enforcement weapon, as well as one worth its salt on target ranges. It can be argued that, for the first couple of decades of its life, the Colt Government Model of 1911 had no competition. 50 Famous Firearms You've Got to Own: Rick Hacker's Bucket List of Guns (2015) BROWNING HI-POWER
