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BROWNING FN 9MM HP INGLIS CANADA MK.I*

mrmike08075mrmike08075 Member Posts: 10,998 ✭✭✭
edited September 2004 in Ask the Experts
1. BROWNING FN 9MM HP INGLIS CANADA MK.I*
2. grooved for shoulder stock
3. 500 meter tangent leaf battle sight
4. No. II ring hammer
5. No. 5 front sight
6. lanyard ring
7. SER# 3CH7959 ("CH" prefix)
8. all numbers / parts match / all original
9. black plastic checkered grips
10. park finish (70% / sharp edge wear)
11. CANADIAN military proofs...
12. superb bore / muzzle crown (90%)
13. wonderful trigger pull. light, crisp, consistant....
14. an untouched, all original military piece.

how many made of this type??? when in service??? DOM (when made)??? value??? of intrest to collectors??? how common / rare ??? info, facts, stories, data, experiance, anecdotes.....

best regards, mike.


What other dungeon is so dark as ones own heart, what jailer so inexorable as ones own mind.
contact me at the shop at waltsgun@aol.com best regards, mike.
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    RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    151,816 pistols were produced by the John Inglis Co. from Feb 1944 to September 1945. Of these 50,000 had tangent sights. Value?....maybe $500-$1000 depending on proof marks and condition.

    A good source of information "The Browning High Power Automatic Pistol" by R. Blake Stevens
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    mrmike08075mrmike08075 Member Posts: 10,998 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    CROSSED PENNANTS
    CROWN ON TOP
    LETTERS TO THE SIDES AND BELOW
    (PROOFS)

    "BROAD ARROW" IN A CIRCLE
    (PROOFS)

    best regards, mike.

    What other dungeon is so dark as ones own heart, what jailer so inexorable as ones own mind.
    contact me at the shop at waltsgun@aol.com best regards, mike.
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    v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Those Inglis P35s with a CH prefix to the s/n were Chinese contract.
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    mrmike08075mrmike08075 Member Posts: 10,998 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    not a CHINESE CONTRACT gun...
    no pictograms or chinese characters on the gun...
    not in the SER# range for the CHINESE CONTRACT...
    its a MK.I* not a MK.I...
    best regards, mike.

    What other dungeon is so dark as ones own heart, what jailer so inexorable as ones own mind.
    contact me at the shop at waltsgun@aol.com best regards, mike.
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