NEW to me 1943 FN HI-Power !!! Look!

[pred]

I picked up this gem last weekend, It was made in 43, Spent a bit if time with a German guy who fought in WWII, The gun/holster combo was removed from this said German and then LEGALLY brought back to the US of A with these CAPTURE papers buy a guy who lives 5 miles from me!
I havent shot the gun yet, and may never shoot it, But what do you guys think?
All #s match, and gun is clean like a whistle!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!



Before I forget...5 bills out the door!
I never say things like this, But I think I done good!
Peter.

[phill]

AWWWW man you got took. Probably a clever fake so I will move to Pa. and take it off your hands. Seriously neat gun great price. You will love it.

[homefront]

WOW!
Merry Christmas indeed. Great find - let us know how it shoots!

[Frenchy]

Beautiful pistol, now you need to learn French to speak to it, or at least some Dutch or German…

Distant cousin to the Browning Hi Power and more recently to the CZ, these are solid guns, and you will see many years of enjoyment out of it.

Nice find!

Un beau cadeau pour Noel.

[FNG19]

Originally Posted by pred

I picked up this gem last weekend,
Before I forget...5 bills out the door!

That's a real piece of history you have there. It's a beautiful piece despite it coming out of one of the darkest times in world history.

[Pukindog]

It is a P35 produced by FN. This one was produced for the Germans by FN. After the war it was marketed commercially as the Browning Hi-Power albeit produced by FN.
Same pistol.

Jeff

[panther76]

I hear the WWII era P35s were very unreliable and frequently KBed. They were known to be more deadly to the user than the shooter, basically the Carcano of pistols. You'd better sell it immediatly, very cheap. Send me a PM and we'll talk.

[wellcraft]

great gun at a great price, i've seen ww2 era hi-powers sell for much more than 500 bucks. you have a real piece of history in your possession so enjoy it and take good care of it.

[LastManOut]

Nice piece. I have one too although I can not verify the date of mfg.

Do not shoot it as is. First all the springs may be weak and may need to be replaced. I bought another barrel for mine to use the gun as a shooter. I damaged my original barrel with a squib round at a PAFOA shoot. I almost cried.

[eells]

... does he have any more?