WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power

hogmeister · 01-07-2010, 01:19 PM

I have a 9mm Browning Hi Power complete with the original German black leather holster. The gun is stamped with Swastikas on the frame, slide and barrel. The gun is in very good shape with 95 % of the bluing intact, except for wear from holstering and unholstering. No rust or pitting. It has been in my family's posession since the war, and mine the past 40 years, and I have shot less than 100 rounds with it.
I am considering selling it, and would like to know what it is worth. I do not know how to post a picture since this is my first time here on the forum, but could e-mail one to interested parties.
Hogmeister

Big ugly · 01-07-2010, 03:12 PM

Send me pic, Check your IM page on your profile for my E-Mail address.

artabr · 01-07-2010, 06:44 PM

Hogmeister,
The link below containes a late war Hi Power holster that is in excellent condition.

http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/ad...p?itemID=33171

Please realize that the link is from a business that has priced this item for retail sale. It's probably a little high, plus it's in near mint shape.

Here's a pistol / holster combo for sale. Your pistol is in better shape.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/971567813...Power_Nazi.htm

Art

wonderwhippet · 01-08-2010, 12:34 AM

Need to know the serial number. Is it slotted for a stock? Does it have a fixed sight or an adjustable sight?

artabr · 01-08-2010, 03:36 AM

It's fixed sight, serial # looks to be 850xxx.

Art

flintlock · 01-08-2010, 06:45 AM

I had one of these years ago. I needed some small part for it and called Browning service, told them what I had, and mentioned the Nazi markings. They told me that as far as they were concerned it was a stolen gun, and they would not sell parts for it or otherwise service it. This was based on the fact that the German regime had seized their factory and equipment to manufacture these pistols.

I sold mine in the late '80s for about $400.

hogmeister · 01-08-2010, 06:45 AM

Thanks artabr.
The pistol is not slotted for a shoulder stock, has fixed rear sight, Serial # ends on an a, and based on the pics of the holster you provided a link to, my holster is in a better shape, and the original one that came with the gun when my dad relieved a German officer of it in 1945. As a matter of fact if you don't mind, you can post the pictures for me
hogmeister

artabr · 01-08-2010, 11:03 AM

This is Hogmeisters Hi Power & holster.

Art

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wonderwhippet · 01-08-2010, 09:05 PM

Your pistol was made in 1942-1943 and appears to be in very nice condition. With the holster and only one magazine it has a value in the neighborhood of $900.

hogmeister · 01-09-2010, 07:44 AM

Thanks, but it has two magazines. One in the gun and one in the holster if that changes anything.
Hogmeister

wonderwhippet · 01-09-2010, 06:31 PM

Yes, that increases the value by $150.

01-07-2010, 01:19 PM	#1
hogmeister Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6	WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power I have a 9mm Browning Hi Power complete with the original German black leather holster. The gun is stamped with Swastikas on the frame, slide and barrel. The gun is in very good shape with 95 % of the bluing intact, except for wear from holstering and unholstering. No rust or pitting. It has been in my family's posession since the war, and mine the past 40 years, and I have shot less than 100 rounds with it. I am considering selling it, and would like to know what it is worth. I do not know how to post a picture since this is my first time here on the forum, but could e-mail one to interested parties. Hogmeister -->

01-07-2010, 03:12 PM	#2
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power Send me pic, Check your IM page on your profile for my E-Mail address. __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

01-07-2010, 06:44 PM	#3
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power Hogmeister, The link below containes a late war Hi Power holster that is in excellent condition. http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/ad...p?itemID=33171 Please realize that the link is from a business that has priced this item for retail sale. It's probably a little high, plus it's in near mint shape. Here's a pistol / holster combo for sale. Your pistol is in better shape. http://www.gunsamerica.com/971567813...Power_Nazi.htm Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!! Last edited by artabr; 01-07-2010 at 07:09 PM..

01-08-2010, 12:34 AM	#4
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,582	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power Need to know the serial number. Is it slotted for a stock? Does it have a fixed sight or an adjustable sight?

01-08-2010, 03:36 AM	#5
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power It's fixed sight, serial # looks to be 850xxx. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!! Last edited by artabr; 01-08-2010 at 03:37 AM..

01-08-2010, 06:45 AM	#6
flintlock Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Upstate NY Contributor Posts: 896	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power I had one of these years ago. I needed some small part for it and called Browning service, told them what I had, and mentioned the Nazi markings. They told me that as far as they were concerned it was a stolen gun, and they would not sell parts for it or otherwise service it. This was based on the fact that the German regime had seized their factory and equipment to manufacture these pistols. I sold mine in the late '80s for about $400.

01-08-2010, 11:03 AM	#8
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power This is Hogmeisters Hi Power & holster. Art . Attached Images __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

01-08-2010, 09:05 PM	#9
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,582	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power Your pistol was made in 1942-1943 and appears to be in very nice condition. With the holster and only one magazine it has a value in the neighborhood of $900.

01-09-2010, 07:44 AM	#10
hogmeister Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power Thanks, but it has two magazines. One in the gun and one in the holster if that changes anything. Hogmeister

01-09-2010, 06:31 PM	#11
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,582	Re: WWll vintage Belgian Browning Hi power Yes, that increases the value by $150.