IN 98%++ ORIGINAL MINT SHARP CONDITION, WE HAVE A NON IMPORT MARKED VERY EARLY INITIAL PRODUCTION VERY EARLY OT SERIAL #6912, FIXED SIGHT VARIANT CANADIAN ARMY PROOFED, BRITISH ARMY PROOFED JOHN INGLIS MADE MARK 1 ∗ BROWNING HI POWER PISTOL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST MK1∗ MODIFIED PISTOLS WITH THE SQUARE BARREL LUG, IN FACT THE MARK 1 ∗ DESIGNATION IS HAND STAMPED ON THE PISTOL OVER THE PARKED FINISH, IT’S THAT EARLY! THIS PISTOL IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BRITISH SOE (SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE) CONTRACT PISTOLS FOR CLANDESTINE USE IN EUROPE. THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST OF THESE PISTOLS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND CERTAINLY SAW COMBAT USE IN EUROPE.
THIS IS AN ALL MATCHING GUN WITH NO IMPORT MARKS AND NO PAINT JUST THE HEAVY GRAY BLACK PHOSPHATE FINISH THAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED WITH. THE BORE IS EXCELLENT. THIS PISTOL HAS BOTH CANADIAN C ARROW PROOFS AND BRITISH CROSSED PENDENT PROOFS. THESE VERY DURABLE GUNS WERE MADE IN CANADA FROM PLANS SMUGGLED OUT BEFORE THE NAZIS TOOK OVER BELGIUM BY MR. DIEUDONNE SAIVE FROM THE FN FACTORY IN BELGIUM. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR THE COLLECTOR AND THEY ARE ALSO NICE SHOOTERS. THIS IS A MUST HAVE WW2 ERA COMMONWEALTH PISTOL. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT INGLIS MADE HI POWER, AND IS THE EARLIEST COMPLETE AS ISSUED EXAMPLE THAT WE HAVE SEEN.
