. Need help dating a Browning Hi-Power 9mm.If this is your first visit, be sure tocheck out the by clicking thelink above.
You may have tobefore you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.Welcome to the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association Forum, we hope you like what you find here and we strongly encourage you to with us, especially if you are from Pennsylvania. Once registered you will have access to participate in our community. Thanks for visiting and we hope you become a regular! Home Customer Service Date Your Firearm Hi-Power PistolHi-Power PistolThe 9mm Hi-Power pistol was introduced to the U.S. Market in 1954. Serial numbers from 1954 through 1957 are estimates only.
From 1958 on, better records were kept and the serial numbers are more accurate. The 40 S&W caliber was introduced in 1994This pistol is still in production today.To find your serial number, you will need to refer to your owner's manual. We have most owner's manuals online. My father has a Belgian Browning Hi-Power 9mm. Sn is 39xxx.The BHP was introduced 1936, and FN prewar serial number records were destroyed when the factory was bombed. Collectors have documented that BHP S/Ns from 1-47000 were made prior to Nazi occupation of the Belgian FN complex.
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Thus, it is unlikely that your father's HP is marked with Nazi 'waffenamt' (abbrv. 'Waa', translates as 'weapons bureau') eagles and facility codes. The most common Waa for FN HPs is Waa 140.Your father's pistol should have a 'PV' proofmark which signifies being proof tested for smokeless (aka 'nitro') powder.HTH,Noah.