FN Brownings Patent Hi Power Provenance ??

Colt Super

I just acquired the following Hi Power.

On the slide is stamped 24487.

On the barrel is 487.

On the frame is 487.

The finish has a patina, but no rust, and two or three pits on the muzzle end of the slide.

The bore is crisp, but obviously fired.



I would appreciate being told the approximate value and DOM.

Thanks y'all.

Doug

Colt Super

It isn't an Inglis.

On the bottom of the frame:
F sideways 6 or 9 or perhaps a flaming pot - this stuff is very small. I or F and a **


It's roll marked on the slide:
FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE
HERSTAL - BELGIQUE
Browning's patent depose

Nothing on the magazine.

Further thoughts ??

Thank you,

Doug

mark christian

Late WWII Type III made under German occupation. Knowing the markings can make all of the difference [;)].

Colt Super

Value ??

Thanks, Mark.

Doug

fordsix

not german it would have the A or B and the germ acceptance stamps.it is post occupation standared fixed site model..is it the internal extractor??

mark christian

It does not have the external extractor, which came in in around 1962 but does have the indentation (or whatever it is called) on the lower right of the slide, which was not eliminated until 1952-53. What I noticed is that there is no pin in the trigger for the magazine disconnect and I thought that all of the pistols produced after the end of German occupation had that feature restored.

Colt Super

There is no magazine disconnect. It will fire with the mag missing. It has the best trigger I have ever felt in a box-stock Hi Power.

I've had a number of old Hi Powers and I always thought that that was part of JMB's original design.

Value ??

Thanks y'all.

Doug

Colt Super

Please ??

Doug

fordsix

current condition 350-400

lkannes

I don't know anything about the value but i agree with you on your feelings about Hi Powers. Great guns. I like mine as well. Congrats on getting a great pistol.

badsbsnf81

Your best bet is to check the online auction sites and see if one similar has sold lately.

IMO, it's a shooter in the 300 range.

beantownshootah

I'm going to WAG $400.

Its certainly a "shooter" (ie no collectors value), but its hard to find any original HP for under $400 nowadays.