Original wwii boyt 43 bar browning automatic rifle leather case scabbard rare. After purchasing an older browning hi power pistol, as well as a new mk iii, i became interested in the canadian inglismanufactured hi. Book the browning high power automatic pistol by r blake stevens. Red paint backing on hi power grips gunboards dot com. The only other book on the subject is a small paperback by blake stevens called the inglis browning hipower pistol which is long out of date compared to clives book but does have some additional interesting pistols photographed in it. This book contains great detail on the history, markings, and variations of the inglis browning hi power pistol. Covering every step of the design process, this book traces the development of john browning s final pistol in great detail, showing the steps that led to what has become the classic 9mm pistol. An indepth chronicle of seventy years of high power history, from john m browning s original 16shot prototypes to the present. Another good book, though a lot more expensive, is the browning high power automatic pistol by blake stevens. The browning high power automatic pistol r blake stevens. That is the same marking that shows up on the en marked hipowers. Condition excellent with 97% of the phosphate finish on the slide with only minor edge and high spot wear and the frame also has 97% of the original black factory paint. Pistol case for browning hipower presentation grade nice.
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We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Dieudonne joseph saive 23 may 1888 12 october 1970 was a belgian small arms. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. It is a great read about the history of this pistol, designed in the usa, manufactured in belgium, and then brought to canada to supply the wwii allies after nazi occupation in belgium. The browning hi power offers perfect balance, size and firepower, with an impressive round magazine capacity. Blake stevens at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Considering the german test proof, there is a questions whether it was for commercial sales or perhaps it had a different meaning. If you are really into the early history of the hi power, then the blake stevens book is good, as is fn browning pistols by anthony vanderlinden. The browning high power automatic pistol hardcover june, 1992 by r. Browning belgium pistols browning pistols hipower sellers information when emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their. His short, informative book the shooters guide to the browning hi power is still available. Find browning pistol available for purchasing here.
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The browning high power automatic pistol by stevens, r blake. Blake stevenss most popular book is the black rifle. This specific model of pistol is described in blake stevens book on inglisbrowning hipower pistols and it comes with one original magazine. It really depends on what your interests are, hi power wise. Covering every step of the design process, this book traces the development of john brownings final pistol in great detail, showing the steps that. After the war, the browning hipower was adopted as the standard military service sidearm.
In r blake stevens book the browning high power automatic pistol he states talks about secret plans of the french to modify sprinfield bolt action rifles into some sort of semiautomatic carbine like pistol firing 7. The browning high power automatic pistol book, 1990. Book the browning high power automatic pistol 328 pages. Book the browning high power automatic pistol 328 pages, 325 illustrations by r blake stevens deluxe limited edition, 2014 328 pages, 325 illustrations an indepth chronicle covering over ninety years of high power history, beginning with john m. R blake stevens in his book the browning high power automatic pistol limited edition attributes the 80 alloy bhp to belgian gendarmerie motorcycle police issue they weight about 25. Profusely illustrated with rare original photos and drawings from the fn archive to describe virtually every sporting and military version of the high power. Fn alloy browning high power the action works custom redux. He also published the very detailed and well illustrated hi power disassembly guide. Profusely illustrated with rare original photos and drawings from the. We took one of the most revered pistols of all time and made it better we have improved accuracy, reliability, durability, and esthetics. Book the browning high power automatic pistol 328 pages, 325 illustrations by r blake stevens ds arms. The fn alloy browning high power has returned from don. Shop our varied group of browning pistol and other relevant items on sale online. Select a make 1911 2011 accuii accumag accuracy international aero agnstadt arms ak47 ak74 akm american defense mfg american tactical imports amt anschutz apf ar.
However, if you want to know more about the more modern hi powers, neither book makes much mention just a few pages out of a big fat book of the mk ii or mk iii hi powers at all. Colleen browning original pencil signed color lithograph ltd edition rare luna. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Blake stevens, the inglis engineers received six belgianmade hipowers from china and then reverse engineered them for their own production lines. I have a postwar hipower with an alloy frame that i was told is a belgian police contract pistol, supposedly one of a small batch made. The browning hipower is a singleaction, semiautomatic handgun available in the 9mm and.