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04-12-2011, 08:31 PM
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9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
my father recently gave me a 9mm Herstal Belgique, serial #45711 has 2 matchings mags and holster,,,can anyone tell me what year and what the value is...i think it was manufactured around 1936...i have looked many places with no luck..thank you
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04-12-2011, 08:53 PM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
Is there an eagle and the number 613 on the slide or frame?
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04-12-2011, 08:57 PM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
Given the fact that your gun has 2 matching mags(I assume that you mean that they are serialized to the gun), I would take a guess that this is a post war german police contract gun, which is probably LPN marked on the front grip strap and does NOT have an adjustable rear sight. Made, in the 1945-1950 period.The holster is probably black hardshell type.
If the gun has an adjustable rear sight, then it could be a prewar Belgian army gun, or an early Eagle/WaW613 marked Nazi gun(as Jim is considering) pulled from existing Belgian inventory following the takeover of the factory be the Germans.. but I would doubt that that is the case, as these never had serialized mags and were mainly in the serial range under 45000... Pictures would be helpful for a definitive identification. Last edited by valbehaved; 04-12-2011 at 09:00 PM.. |
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04-12-2011, 11:15 PM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
no eagle or 613...
seems like valbehaveds first part sounds about right.. thank you.. |
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04-12-2011, 11:40 PM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
your first part reads correct, the 2 mags and the holster are serialized to the gun...i didnt see an LPN, but above the strap there is a capitol letter G w/ the letters (eco) inside the G? and there is no adjustable sight
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04-13-2011, 07:34 AM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
Now, that is interesting...
It does sound like a post-war police gun,but the Geco marking is a retailer marking(Genschow and Co) and I have not seen it on the post-war Hi-powers...Geco was a large retailer in Germany, very similar to Stoeger in US and sometimes marked the guns that they sold... I wonder if the gun was sold commercially by Geco after it became surplused by the German Police... |
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04-13-2011, 10:49 AM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
Looks like Geco bought and distributed some of these surplus police pistols in Europe. Interesting variation.
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04-13-2011, 02:31 PM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
after further review with a magnifing glass, there are 2 markings with Geco, one is at the top of the trigger guard and the other is on the front middle of the holster, at the lower section of the front grip there looks to be a capitol H. as i am not much of a collector i will be looking to trade or sell ?
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04-13-2011, 03:36 PM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
Can you post pictures?
I sent you a Private message... |
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04-14-2011, 01:01 PM
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Re: 9mm Browning HP FN Belgium
Here are a few pics... thanks to all for your info...
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