![]() Browning had previously sold the rights to his successful M1911 U.S. It was to accomplish all of this at a weight not exceeding 1 kg (2.2 lb).įN commissioned John Browning to design a new military sidearm conforming to this specification. This last criterion was seen to demand a caliber of 9 mm or larger, a bullet mass of around 8 grams (123.5 grains), and a muzzle velocity of 350 m/s (1148 ft/s). the gun be capable of killing a man at 50 metres.the gun be robust and simple to disassemble and reassemble.the gun have a magazine disconnect device, an external hammer, and a positive safety.the magazine have a capacity of at least 10 rounds.The Browning Hi-Power was designed in response to a French military requirement for a new service pistol, the Grand Rendement (French for "high yield"), or alternatively Grande Puissance (literally "high power"). Versions of the handgun continued to be made at the FN factory in Belgium under Wehrmacht control, with the designation "9mm Pistole 640(b)". Nonetheless, the term Hi Power has been the most commonly used in articles over the past decades, regardless of the year of manufacture. (Some sources indicate that the name change was not until the 1950s.) Production returned to Belgium after the war, in 1944 or 1945. Production of the weapon then moved to a John Inglis and Company plant in Canada at some date afterwards, the name was changed to "Hi Power". Several sources indicate that the official name was initially "High Power", while it was manufactured in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale prior to the German occupation in World War II. The terms P-35 and HP-35 are also used, based on the introduction of the pistol in 1935. ![]() The pistol is often referred to as an HP (for "Hi-Power" or "High-Power"), GP (for the French term, "Grande Puissance"), BAP (Browning Automatic Pistol), or BHP (Browning High-Power). The Hi Power name alludes to the 13-round magazine capacity, almost twice that of contemporary designs such as the Luger or Colt M1911. After 82 years of continuous production, the Hi-Power was discontinued in 2017 by Browning Arms, but it remained in production in some countries, under license. The Hi-Power is one of the most widely used military pistols in history, having been used by the armed forces of over 50 countries. ![]() Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Herstal, Belgium. The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic handgun available in the 9mm and.
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