Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power or 1935 Browning 9mm GP or Grand Puissance pistol is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized. FN Herstal named it the "High Power" in allusion to the 13-round magazine capacity, almost twice that of other designs at the time, such as the Walther P38 or Colt M1911.

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1935 Wikimedia, Wikidata
Browning HP; Browning HP (pistole); HP 35; HP35; Hi-Power
mass 0.882 kilogram, length 20.3 centimetre,
semi-automatic pistol, Canadian Armed Forces, FN Herstal, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Republic of China Armed Forces, Netherlands armed forces, Danish Defence, British Armed Forces, John Inglis Company, Belgium,

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Pistol Auto 9mm 1A ⓘ
semi-automatic pistol

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1935 Browning Hi-Power

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World War II

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Vietnam War

1990-08-02T00:00:00Z

Gulf War

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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

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Browning High-Power 9mm IMG 1526

World War II memorials in Arnhem (18)

WWII daggers and small arms (32613789826)

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FN Hi Power museum

Hi-Power

Side view of Browning HP MK3 during Avalon 2025

Browning HP MK3 pistol at Avalon 2025 Airshow

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

class	weapon	Pistol Auto 9mm 1A	Browning Hi-Power	Wikidata
commons	image	Browning High-Power 9mm IMG 1526		Commons
commons	image	World War II memorials in Arnhem (18)		Commons
commons	image	WWII daggers and small arms (32613789826)		Commons
commons	image	Victory Show Cosby UK 06-09-2015 WW2 re-enactment display Trade stalls Misc. militaria personal gear replicas reprod. originals collect. zaphad1 Flickr CCBY2.0 Handguns revolvers pistols bayonets bren metc IMG 3832		Commons
commons	image	Victory Show Cosby UK 06-09-2015 WW2 re-enactment display Trade stalls Misc. militaria personal gear replicas reprod. originals collect. zaphad1 Flickr CC BY 2.0 Handguns revolvers pistols weapons etc IMG 3823		Commons
commons	image	FN Hi Power museum		Commons
commons	image	Hi-Power		Commons
commons	image	Side view of Browning HP MK3 during Avalon 2025		Commons
commons	image	Browning HP MK3 pistol at Avalon 2025 Airshow		Commons

Browning Hi-Power

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