No recent wiki edits to this page. |Weapon Type: || | Handgun -
single action, semi-automatic pistol | Caliber:||9x19 mm, .40
S&W| | Magazine Capacity||13 rounds (9x19 mm), 10 rounds (.40
S&W) | The Browning Hi-Power was designed by John Browning
(designer of the iconic M1911 ) in 1925. FN commissioned
Browning to design a new service pistol to meet the requirements
of the French military. The basic requirements stated that the
pistol needed to have an ammo capacity of at least 10 rounds, be
lethal at a range of 50 m, and be simple to field strip. Since
Browning had sold the rights to his 1911 design, an entirely new
firearm had to be designed. Unfortunately, Browning died in late
1926, just months before the patent was granted in early 1927.
The resulting pistol was not adopted until 1935, when the
Belgian army selected it as its new sidearm. Soon after, it was
adopted by the British, Canadian and Australian forces. The Hi-
Power was notably used by both Allied and Axis forces in WW2.
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