DOM ON FN HI-POWER

redman.com1

June 30, 2019 23:48

hello, have a fn high-power, looks to be wartime, got waffenamp 140, eagles with swatikas, looks like a bringback. ser# 2411a. thanks for any help, red

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  rufe-snow

  July 01, 2019 01:06

  Per, "FN Browning Pistols", by Vanderlinden. You have a very low serial number, "a", Suffix HP. Made for the krauts, in May 1943. The "a" Suffix pistols. Started production in May 1943. 12,000+ were produced monthly. Your serial number, would date it to the first month of production.

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  redman.com1

  July 01, 2019 09:52

  thanks for the info, bad thing its in such rough shape, it looks like it was dug out of the rubble a year after the war! red

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  rufe-snow

  July 01, 2019 13:48

  redman.com1 wrote:

  thanks for the info, bad thing its in such rough shape, it looks like it was dug out of the rubble a year after the war! red

  
  I hear ya. Use to collect military handguns, many moons ago. If pitting is the problem? You might consider sandblasting the external surfaces with course sand. Than dip bluing the HP. This mitigates the effect of the pitting, and blends it in over the entire surfaces, Won't be original obviously, but it will look a lot better. Than with blotches of pitting, over various different areas.

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  Missouri Mule K30

  July 06, 2019 21:59

  May have been well used in combat. Now that it has history use it as is, don't have to worry about marking up a good collectable. Ammo is cheap for it.

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