Inglis Browning HP Question

"...Inglis washing machine co..." Oddly, they didn't make washing machines until after W.W. II. They made marine steam engines and waterworks pumping engines prior to the war. Not that it matters.
 
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Thanks guys, I knew it was 40,s era , I was hoping for a more specific date .--------------------------------------- Btw ,years ago my folks had an old Inglis washer too , it lasted till the rust could no longer hold up the drum ! --- But I don't have the serial # !!!:runaway:
 
ah they work good till they get wore out, too many loads, uses and abused.

much like the pistols :)

My issue Inglis rattles and shoots crappy, the Inglis I own is sweet, tight and shoots good.
 
RobertMcC said:
We got a Inglis washer and dryer and like the gun it sucks...... Loads always jamming, not working all the time....
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If you replace the springs in the gun & the mags, replace no longer gauging parts with fresh, the guns will work until major parts failure occurs.

They claim some of the 1911s in the US system had seen several 100,000s of rounds before the frame became unserviceable, the Hi-Power shouldn't be far behind.


A real extended safety would be nice though...
 
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According to Clive Law's book "The Inglis Diamond", yours would have been built in either April (up to 5T2047) or June (5T2048 to 6T2847) of 1945.

Also, back then it was not the Inlgis Washing machine co.....it was a company that made boilers and steam engines. During the depression, the company went into receivership, and in 1936, a Major Hahn, sensing that Britain and Canada were going to be purchasing weapons soon, bought the company and got a Bren contract from the Brits.

Washers and dryers were post war production.
 
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Inglis Diamond - The Canadian High Power Pistol, 312pp, 375 illustrations, CDN$75.00 Approx US$49.95 ($8.00 s&h)
A scholarly examination of this unique Canadian-made pistol. Manufactured in small numbers, over a short period of time, the model has seen active use in a dozen countries and is still carried by Canadian soldiers today. All information is based on archival material.
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The book is available from servicepub.com
You can also buy it over the interent, or at many militaria stores accross the country or at gunshows. Not cheap, but an excellent read and must have reference material.
 
In discussion last Easter with the LCMM who oversees the pistols, he indicated that the Canadian forces have been buying thousands of new magazines for the Inglis. The magazines are sole sourced......they are all FN made in order to offer the best known and consistent quality. But make no mistake, the Inglis's days are numbered in the CF.
 
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