Browning Hi-Power facts for kids
The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic pistol first made by John Browning, then finished by FN Herstal (a Belgian gun company) in 1935 after Browning's death. There are 9x19mm Parabellum models and .40 S&W models of the gun. Although the gun was largely based on the M1911, there were several major changes made. Since it was finished outside the United States and since it fired the non-American 9mm bullet, the Hi-Power was not used very much in the US. However, it was very popular outside the US. In fact, it was one of the most used military pistols ever. As of 2017, it was still being used or was only recently replaced in over 50 countries.
The Browning Hi-Power has many other names such as the HP, BAP, BHP, GP, P-35, and HP-35. It was called the "Hi-Power" because it could hold a large number of bullets. It could hold 13 9mm bullets when other pistols at the time held far fewer. For example, the Luger only held 8 bullets and the M1911 only held 7.
Images for kids
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A FN Browning High Power, belonging to the Indonesian Marine Corps
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Hi-Power artillery version with its adjustable tangent rear-sight and shoulder-stock in the upper right-hand corner
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Gold-plated and engraved Browning Hi-Power. Of the few created, one of these models were once the personal possession of Muammar Gaddafi. The engraving references the Khamis Brigade.
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Browning Hi-Power Practical .40 S&W
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Browning Hi Power SFS with Crimson Trace laser sight
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Pistol Auto 9mm 1A manufactured in RFI, India
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Canadian Inglis-made Pistol No 2 Mk 1* Browning Hi-Power
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Canadian soldiers inspect a Hi-Power pistol during a training exercise in April 2009.
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A 1971 Browning Hi-Power 10
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