However, as we now know the Hi-Power was not a failure.
The Browning Hi-Power was designed for a French military contract, but the French went with a different handgun. It utilizes short recoil operation, and was chambered in 9mm, 7.65×21, and later 40 S&W. The Hi-Power held 13 rounds in its magazine and at the time that was an impressive amount. A Wonder nine being a 9mm handgun that holds a large number of rounds in its double-stack magazine. The Browning Hi-Power was the first wonder nine. Original World War II Era Browning Hi-Power Saive also designed the FN FAL later in life.
He died building it, and it was finished by Belgian firearms designer Dieudonne Saive. The Browning Hi-Power is only number 7 because John Browning never finished the design. I started with a goal of writing about the 5 Best Browning designs, but couldn’t settle on just 5, so today you are getting 7 of John Browning’s greatest hits. He built weapons that influenced the tactics and methods we still see to this day. His designs numbered in the dozens with many being exceptionally successful.
1918.Įugene Stoner has the M16, Mikhail Kalashnikov has the AK-47, John Pedersen has the Remington Model 51, but Browning was different. John Moses Browning (left) inspecting a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) at the Winchester Repeating Arms Company factory, c. Most gun designers often have one successful firearm to stake their name on. John Moses Browning (JMB) is among the top gun designers in history. It's a neat thing to have, and I'm glad I got it.Trending: Best Ammo In Stock, Best AR-15, & Best 9mm Pistols I got a letter for my 3-gun set, and found out that my set was sold in Dec of 1954, the first year of Browning selling the Hi Power in the US. You probably won't get the manufacture date, even though they say you will, but the date sold to a distributor, and who that was. If you really really want to know, you might give Browning a call, they might tell you over the phone, or pay the $40 (I remember it being more than that, so you should probably call before submitting) for a historical letter. The T Series was made, it is estimated, through the early '70s, possibly as late as '74 or '75, along with the C Series. Browning has been contacted multiple times about this, but they don't seem to care. Your serial number is legit, the Browning list is woefully incomplete. FN (the actual manufacturer) wasn't much concerned with serial numbers, so the Browning site information regarding serial numbers is more of a guide than anything else. The T Series Hi Power numbers go much higher than they indicate, as yours is evidence.
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