Help with info on this HP

[2katz]

Does anybody know what I have here, value?

 

[fire@will]

Looks like a fairly current civilian model - just going by the condition and bluing. Gotta' be worth $800, I would think.

 

[2katz]

It's not your typical SN by the info in the web searches.

 

[fire@will]

I'm by no means an expert on these - not even close - I just like them. I'm sure there are guys on here who would have much greater knowledge about it, if there's something special about it. I was just going by the condition, bluing and the fact that it was Belgian made.

 

[Raymund]

I'm by no means an expert on these - not even close - I just like them. I'm sure there are guys on here who would have much greater knowledge about it, if there's something special about it. I was just going by the condition, bluing and the fact that it was Belgian made.

Looks like the frame is Hungarian . There is a legend about Hungary sending HiPovers to Iraq in 1980-1981 without any markings or with " fake" markings . According to the story two shipment arrived one not .
Or could be an early Kassnar import , some where assembled from parts by magnum research .

 

[Hitzy]

Take a better pic of the proof marks on the trigger guard and the barrel.

 

[enefgee]

If it says "Made in Belgium" it's an older model, from the 1980's onward they were "Assembled in Portugal".

 

[recce]

I have one of the Hungarian guns as well as a proper FN.

The Hungarian ones that were FN marked did not have the FN proof marks. and the serial number layout on mine is different and starts with a B. Not sure what to make of yours.

 

[can14]

FN made Browning HP serial numbered slide, barrel and frame all in the same place when they did it
FN Browning contract serial number' s are only on the frame in most cases
So, I don't know, unless someone fitted a Browning slide etc

 

[Brutus]

I have one of the Hungarian guns as well as a proper FN.

The Hungarian ones that were FN marked did not have the FN proof marks. and the serial number layout on mine is different and starts with a B. Not sure what to make of yours.

Would that be the FEG variant?

 

[recce]

Yes, FEG.

 

[enefgee]

Possibly a military contract piece from the '70's?

 

[recce]

Possibly a military contract piece from the '70's?

That makes the most sense as FN would have applied the serial number that the country requested.

 

[2katz]

As soon as I can, I'll get more clear pictures of all the markings.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Walnut grips, external extractor, fixed sights, hooked hammer. Serial number is not on the front of the frame strap, but on the sidewall, so not sure I can say more clearly. But certainly commercial to me. Marked Montreal too. It doesn't show much obvious wear. They used to be $700-$800. Maybe a grand nowadays.

 

[Brutus]

I own three Browning rifles. I am fairly certain two of them partly assembled in Montreal.