The tangent sight calibration (500 or 1000) IIRC, also can help date earlier and later pistols. Better finish is indicative of earlier in the war, but too good a finish is indicative of a re-finish. A consistent finish - for example, consistently thin - is probably more desirable than a splotchy finish though both are common. War finish was not very good on these so most are roughly finished metal (grind marks etc) with a poor blue. Could be but i/we have no way of telling. This pistol is still in production today. The 40 S&W caliber was introduced in 1994.
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From 1958 on, better records were kept and the serial numbers are more accurate. Serial numbers from 1954 through 1957 are estimates only. I think the factory is incorrect with the information they gave you. Hi Power Pistol The 9mm Hi Power pistol was introduced to the U.S.
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Also consider that in 1939, FN sold 2400 Hi-Powers to the Finns which pistols were in the 12000 to 14000 serial number range. Make sure the extractor hasn't broken (reports of Wa140 era extractors being over-tempered by sabotage) When the Germans took over the factory, FN was into the 46000 serial number range. Once these were used up the natsis discarded the feature so later war HPs have no mag safetyĬheck the mag for war era (bottom plate has 2 slots in it) and for waffenamt ( may not have one).
The pre-war had a mag safety as evidenced by a pin through the trigger (visible). (Sincere thanks to Hi Power fan, Paul Stempel, for providing this information. For example, a Hi Power made in 1973 would have a serial number starting '73C' and so forth. There are horrendous details of proofs that determine if it is made pre-war and then captured and natsi proofed. N 9 M 0 Earlier codes 1954 to 1964 70000 to circa 115823, '64 to '69: T136568 to circa T261000, followed be the introduction of the 2-digit year code and 'C'. The least common (forget the number now but it's like 760) is now being faked. Also, check the Wa number 140 is perhaps most common. I'd look to see if the back strap is slotted for a stock (desirable).
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