Belgium Hi Power with Tangent site
At a local gun store I frequent, they have two Hi Powers that were recently acquired. Both are better than 98%, and have tangent sites. Also included is the factory Browning soft cases. The inside of the grips is the "red" color as would be expected with these models.
What would a good price be on these? Oh, I forgot to mention this. One of the soft cases has the serial number on it. It looks hand written, but I didn't think it would come that way from the factory. Any advise on that would be good as well.
Thank you,
Aaron
What would a good price be on these? Oh, I forgot to mention this. One of the soft cases has the serial number on it. It looks hand written, but I didn't think it would come that way from the factory. Any advise on that would be good as well.
Thank you,
Aaron
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T-Series, C-Series, round hammer, or spur hammer? Since it has the soft case I am guessing it is not one of the later pistols assembled in Portugal. T-Series with the round hammer will bring the biggest money. 0 -
Mark,
Too bad I don't have any more info. I'll drop in on Monday and see. I think these two pistols are late 60's era.
Thanks,
Aaron0 -
I can't be certain on the exact time period, but I believe that the soft cases for about 1969 and earlier are marked "Browning" in gold letters on the left side near the muzzle end while about post 1969 they are marked "Browning" in gold letters on the top of the leather flap that is sewn to the top of the case near the muzzle end.
Typically, these soft cases, at least the early ones, came from browning with a white tag sewn into the outside edge seam and it is marked with "BR9" and "Made in U.S.A.". The original selling store would sometimes write the serial number of the Hi-Power on this white tag; at least that's been my experience with "T" series Hi-Powers. I doubt that it was written by the factory, but you never know.0 -
With the Red cases, should be as stated the early version,,,seems like though the regular sight ones bring more than the tangent ones,,or I could be mistaken. 700-750,,? 0 -
A T series with tangent sight and pouch will bring $800-1200 in 98% condition. Those T's with a stock slot cut in the backstrap will bring more $$$ than those without. 0 -
I can make the purchase for $700.00 out the door. Probably not the best deal, but still worthy of consideration. If the "T" handle model is the one which has the backstrap cut to receive the stock, then this IS NOT that model. These have solid backstraps.
Thanks all for the input.
Aaron0 -
quote:Originally posted by MOONED
If the "T" handle model......."T" series refers to the serial number range of guns that have a serial number beginning with the letter "T". I believe 1969 was the last year for "T" series Hi-Powers.0 -
T Series is the serial number prefix which denotes the start of the visible extractor. Previous HPs would have only the serial number and no prefix. The T Series was followed by the C Series, which typically had the spur type hammer:
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My T Series happens to be one of the slotted variations that will accept the flat-board holster/stock:
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Value on a slotted T Series is about double that of a tangent sight variation...Plus a nice chunk change for the stock.
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Be careful regarding the backstrap cut for shoulder stock. Years back I knew a old guy who had a lathe with a milling fixture. He would cut a shoulder stock slot in the backstrap of High Powers using a end mill to make the initial cut, then a keyhole cutter for the "T" slot.
Even back then when most of the High Powers he altered were of the German occupation W W II variety, it caused their values to go up considerably.
This caused a lot of head scratching to High Powder collectors when a bunch of the late German occupation pistols without Tangent sights started showing up with backstraps slotted for shoulder stocks.0
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