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Our Assessment: The Browning High-Power pistol is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale. Please note, no magazine will be included for buyers who reside where they cannot be legally transferred.
The sheath has scattered light wear, the blade shows light wear, mostly toward the point, and the wire-wrapped grip shows only a few scattered light marks, in about Very Good-Fine condition. The dagger’s sheath has two rings attached as from a sword sheath and oak-leaf motif toward the bottom on each side. The dagger is marked “SCHOELLER-BLECKMANN-PHOENIX-EDELSTAHL” on one side, the other having a stick-figure king on throne over “SMF / SOLINGEN” logo and “D.R.G.M.”.
The holster has scattered wear, scratches, scuffs, thinning finish, a few minor cuts and repairs made to the flap’s retention thong, otherwise showing intact stitching, in about Good condition. The magazines have thinning finish at the edges, light operational wear and one has some scattered surface erosion, in about Good-Very Good condition. We have not fired this pistol.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with a total of two 13 round magazines with aluminum followers and spring tabs integral to the baseplates, a brown leather holster with correct eagle over WaA920 waffenamt and “cgn / 43” markings and a WWII Nazi Luftwaffe miniature dagger. The slide is tight to the frame and the trigger has a tiny amount of creep after a smooth takeup. This pistol does not have a magazine disconnect.
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The pistol has frame mounted manual safety. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this pistol rates in about Very Good condition. The markings are mostly clear except for a couple of the waffenamts and one of the Belgian proofs on the barrel. The screw heads range from sharp to lightly tool marked with strong slots. The controls show light handling wear, slightly more wear on the magazine release checkering. There appear to be a few spots of minor surface erosion, but it is difficult to tell whether this is indeed erosion or just a feature of the rough, wartime finishing process. There are some scattered light scratches and scrapes. The left-front of the dust cover has a spot of more notable wear. The grip straps and trigger guard show handling wear with some other scattered spots of light finish wear. Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 65% of its metal finish. There is some extremely light erosion scattered through the bore. Overall, the grips are in about Very Good-Fine condition.įinish Originality: The finish is Original, the barrel is not original to the gun.īore Condition: The bore is mostly bright and the rifling is sharp. The grips have light handling wear with a few scattered light marks. Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are two-piece checkered walnut panels with smooth borders. The rear sight is a “U”-notch dovetailed to the rear of the barrel. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a rounded blade fixed to the front of the barrel. The left of the lug is marked “C” in square, the bottom of the lug is marked “44”. The right of the chamber is marked with crown over “E / LG / *” in oval, “* / E”, lion over “P.V.”, “C” in square, “CAL 9 M/MP” and another incomplete proof mark, the left is marked “40945”, the bottom is marked “B”. The back of each magazine body near the bottom is marked with an eagle over “WaA6?” waffenamt and “R”, one is also marked with an upside-down underlined “6” or a right-side-up overlined “9”. The left of the trigger guard is marked “M”, the butt is marked “N3” and with inspection marks. The left of the frame is marked with an eagle clutching a swastika and eagle over “WaA140” waffenamt, the right is marked “6241b”. Markings: The left side of the slide is marked “FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES DE GUERRE / HERSTAL BELGIQUE / BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE”, eagle clutching a swastika and eagle over “WaA140” waffenamt, the right is marked “6241b”.
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The “b” series was the last serial number series produced under occupation with approximately 63,000 produced in the series and 63,000 pistols produced under occupation in 1944.Īction Type: Single Action Semi-Auto with Removable Magazine Model: High Power, Belgian designation M1935, Nazi designation 640(b) Make: Fabrique Nationale, Produced under Nazi Occupation Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Foreign Military Arms