Inglis Pistol Photo Gallery - please join in
- Thread starter Tom E Gun
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Good eye!
Yes, C broad arrow marked there, as well as behind the serial number above the trigger
The teflon finish was applied by the Belgiuns in a refurb program - they did the same to stens and others
Hi canuck,
The mags were not supplied numbered to the guns, that is something that Belgium did after receiving them. Maybe the grey finish is also from being rebuilt in Belgium but I'm not so sure?
It seems a lot of the Belgium pistols ended up back here in Canada as well as many of the Belgium numbered mags.
-Steve
The asking price is $1700USD for this 5CH series pistol with wood holster/stock on Gun Broker. The description says: "...the pistol also features the Canadian Maple Leaf and Chinese Characters decal which was present on all pistols produced for this ear."
Yeah...that looks authentic
Yeah...that looks authentic
Yes Steve, the teflon refinish, as well as the two magazines being numbered, were done by the Belgians in a refurb program to equip their naval forces. (page 227 -Inglis Diamond)
The guns were supplied from Canada in the original Inglis finish.
As you know, Inglis pistols came home from all over the world - I have one that served with the New Zealand forces and one that came back from China as well.
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Century Arms and Lever Arms brought in most of the inglis high powers . Century brought in the Belgium guns and Lever Arms
brought in a small lot of Greek guns. The Greek guns were in storage and came with holster,magazines and lanyards. They were
mostly Exc to Mint condition. I bought a few of them because of condition
brought in a small lot of Greek guns. The Greek guns were in storage and came with holster,magazines and lanyards. They were
mostly Exc to Mint condition. I bought a few of them because of condition
That is very interesting.... Do you recall approximately when Century and Lever were selling these pistols? Do you have any pictures of the ones you bought that you could post here?
Thanks
TEG
OK, I vote that the first annual meeting of the CGN Inglis Collectors Society is at can14's house
That sounds like an amazing collection, I hope you will share more details and photos.
OK, I have to ask - are there even 40 variations of Inglis HP at all? Even taking into account all possible curio?
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They aren't for sale, but I have a set. I'll post some pictures of the drawings and my hi-power pistols and accessories at some point either when I get home tonight or over the weekend.
Adam
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Well this showed up today
I've posted photos of a few of these before, but here goes anyway. I've been having camera issues and as such these photos are taken with an iPhone so please excuse the less than professional quality.
First, a comparison between two unmarked HP barrels. Note the difference between the shape of the early (top) and late (bottom) slot, round vs. "square".
A very early No1 pistol (CH223) that unfortunately appears to have been messed with and had some "lunchbox" parts installed. I'm kicking around ideas as to what to do with it; leave it as-is, or reparkerize it and have the serial numbers engraved on the slide and barrel, as well as the missing markings from the left side of the slide.
For those who may not be aware, the box is for 12 8mm Chinese Contract Inglis Bren gun magazines. I came across it at a gun show and figured it was a neat item to have. Whether the boxes or magazines were made at Inglis or elsewhere, I don't know, but it seems to fit well with the Inglis pistol collection.
Here are my two partial decal pistols, a 5T and a 6T, both purchased together from a gentleman who claims he acquired them from a WWII veteran who bought them in the '40s or '50s. The 5T appears completely unused and the 6T maybe has seen slight use.
Here is an uncommon-ish 3T (No2 Mk1*) pistol, one of the ones built using leftover No1 pistol frames with the cutout in the rear strap for the shoulder stock.
This 2T was purchased as you see it, as a rig with the holster and mags. Oddly, the serial number appears to have been mis-engraved at the factory and then one digit was engraved over. The font is the same and the pistol is unquestionably not refinished.
And a family photo. The bottom pistol in this photo is a Nazi-marked HP built under occupation at FN in Belgium during WWII.
I have a small collection of web holsters as well, which I'll have to dig out and photograph at a later time (along with some of those blueprints).
Cheers,
Adam
First, a comparison between two unmarked HP barrels. Note the difference between the shape of the early (top) and late (bottom) slot, round vs. "square".
A very early No1 pistol (CH223) that unfortunately appears to have been messed with and had some "lunchbox" parts installed. I'm kicking around ideas as to what to do with it; leave it as-is, or reparkerize it and have the serial numbers engraved on the slide and barrel, as well as the missing markings from the left side of the slide.
For those who may not be aware, the box is for 12 8mm Chinese Contract Inglis Bren gun magazines. I came across it at a gun show and figured it was a neat item to have. Whether the boxes or magazines were made at Inglis or elsewhere, I don't know, but it seems to fit well with the Inglis pistol collection.
Here are my two partial decal pistols, a 5T and a 6T, both purchased together from a gentleman who claims he acquired them from a WWII veteran who bought them in the '40s or '50s. The 5T appears completely unused and the 6T maybe has seen slight use.
Here is an uncommon-ish 3T (No2 Mk1*) pistol, one of the ones built using leftover No1 pistol frames with the cutout in the rear strap for the shoulder stock.
This 2T was purchased as you see it, as a rig with the holster and mags. Oddly, the serial number appears to have been mis-engraved at the factory and then one digit was engraved over. The font is the same and the pistol is unquestionably not refinished.
And a family photo. The bottom pistol in this photo is a Nazi-marked HP built under occupation at FN in Belgium during WWII.
I have a small collection of web holsters as well, which I'll have to dig out and photograph at a later time (along with some of those blueprints).
Cheers,
Adam
