I picked up one of the Hi powers available from arms unlimited— it looks like it was imported by B&T. It appears to be in very good physical, shape, other than pretty rough marks from some sort of hard holster. Does anyone have any idea what the origin of these guns was? Presumably Europe any clues?
Any interesting markings or stamps?Originally Posted by Greg Bell
I picked up one of the Hi powers available from arms unlimited— it looks like it was imported by B&T. It appears to be in very good physical, shape, other than pretty rough marks from some sort of hard holster. Does anyone have any idea what the origin of these guns was? Presumably Europe any clues?
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That's interesting. The "GV series" they're advertising may be some of the Belgian law enforcement alloy-framed guns. If my notes from elsenet are correct, that wasn't a serial number prefix, but rather the prefix of a separate inventory control number. Those guns were serialized in the 245 series.
Here's Browning's reference page for serial number interpretation.
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It looks like mine was made in 75. No fancy markings.
I know AIM is offering some alloy-framed HPs. Maybe a batch of those came in?
For astute purveyors of pew: hipstertactical.com
Okay. No pressure here, but if anybody wants to take the time to check my research, I think I learned something about these Hi Powers. The available serial ranges are:
75C
GV
245
215
According to: https://www.browning.com/support/dat...er-pistol.html
75C is from 1975
GV is alloy framed but doesn't offer anything whatsoever about years of production
245(assuming 245xxx) is from 1976-1977
215 is either from 1968 (although I assume ArmsUnlimited would say T215) OR it's more likely a military police "type code" from 1998 forward according to this discussion: https://www.1911forum.com/threads/21...umbers.996330/
Can anyone conform or disprove any of my suppositions?
Thanks
In your order, did you choose "75C" from the dropdown box?
I picked up one of the Hi powers available from arms unlimited— it looks like it was imported by B&T. It appears to be in very good physical, shape, other than pretty rough marks from some sort of hard holster. Does anyone have any idea what the origin of these guns was? Presumably Europe any clues?
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