help identifying this old HI -Power

[kemikalembalance]

Thank you all in advance for the help. This belongs to my Sergeant and he is interested in selling it. He asked me to do some research on it. All I could get from FN was that based on the serial number, it was made pre-WWII. But the guy told me they had no records dating back that far.

I was hoping to get a factory and a year or an approximate. And a market value for it. It has no holster and only one mag. Thanks again.

[Army]

Pre-war. No tangent rear sight, so would be a commercial/police model. FN serial dates for pre-war are practically non-existent, but numbers 1-47000 are known to be pre-Waffen stamped.

The extractor went external in '62.

[ThiZZ]

http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=35

[ThiZZ]

im assuming 30671 is your serial number... if so that above link is prolly of zero help. lol

[Can't buy anything here]

Whatever the year, that's in reall nice shape for a pre-war..I'd put it at around $600.

[ThiZZ]

my guess is mid to late 40s.....

[ThiZZ]

Whatever the year, that's in reall nice shape for a pre-war..I'd put it at around $600.

[Bastard]

Whatever the year, that's in reall nice shape for a pre-war..I'd put it at around $600.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy it for $600, you want to sell it?

honestly I would put the value a bit higher, I am not even going to suggest a price as I have no idea what something like that would be worth. you might want to check gunbroker.com and see what others are going for to get a ballpark

and if you did want $600 for it....

[jrwhitt]

If you post on the following 2 forums they will be able to give you detailed history from the inspection marks you presented. I suspect the guys on the Browning section of the 1911 forum will send you to the 2nd one for real detailed help from one of the experts that hang out there.

Browning section of 1911 forum:

http://forums.1911forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15

Browning High Power forum:

http://hipowertalk.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=6

[kemikalembalance]

Thank you all for the help. I have to run it through the owner of the gun and see what he says.

Can someone define "pre-waffen" stamp? I assume its before the Germans took the factory.

[Constant840]

Whatever the year, that's in reall nice shape for a pre-war..I'd put it at around $600.

$600?!? I'll take two.

That weapon is worth every bit of a grand.
I got $800 on it right now... if you're interested.

[Can't buy anything here]

too high...

[Army]

Can someone define "pre-waffen" stamp? I assume its before the Germans took the factory.

Yes.

[beretta929mm]

What a beauty, drooling...

[littlejake]

Looking at proof marks on the barrel:

"...Browning proof marks. The PV surmounted by the lion indicates the gun uses smokeless powder. "

The H with a star over might be a year code.

ELG in an oval with a crown is a Belgian proof mark.

No progress on the serial number.