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OK...it's not a WWII version, wish it was, but I have an early '50s FN made in Herstal, Belgium with the "stickman-over-P.V" and "Star-over-L" proofs on slide and frame, matching frame, bbl, slide numbers "5972x". I can't log onto a couple of the FN sites and there is different info on the year/sn number that they started coming to the states. Dull bluing on the finish, ring-hammer, the same proofs are on the bbl, along with "ELG" and a "star-over-L" in an oval with a crown on top of the oval. Does this show up in anyones' Browning books?
I did hear that 479xx was a 1952 production as the owner emailed the Herstal factory....
Have any of you guys got the books on the Browning Hi Power, and specifically the post-war runs? It seems some four digit pistols went to Austrian forces. Post-war Hi Power sales were typically for the military and police forces although commercial sales made up a part of the success of the factory. I'm guessing this is 1954-55 production. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
I did hear that 479xx was a 1952 production as the owner emailed the Herstal factory....
Have any of you guys got the books on the Browning Hi Power, and specifically the post-war runs? It seems some four digit pistols went to Austrian forces. Post-war Hi Power sales were typically for the military and police forces although commercial sales made up a part of the success of the factory. I'm guessing this is 1954-55 production. Thanks in advance for any assistance.