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[Still alive]

DAD, I don't believe any of the pistols issued in Afghanistan had adjustable tangent rear sights. You never know tough.

Or were you talking about the woman/;-)

The trigger guard is wrong for DAO but it could easily be a one of the later FN Hi Powers with the ambidextrous safety.

The civvy designation would be the Mk.III, the last version of the BHP. Ambi safety and the double thumbshelf plastic grips.

Here’s mine with the same grips.

 

[bogusiii]

A couple of women at the Inglis Factory, 1944. BHPs on the go.

What's interesting is that the decal position isn't standard. It seems to be wherever it landed. In that photo there aren't two alike.

 

[Ed Smurf]

Anybody have a close up of that decal? Why would it be put there, looks like 10 minutes of handling and it would be gone.

 

[Still alive]

Anybody have a close up of that decal? Why would it be put there, looks like 10 minutes of handling and it would be gone.

Very true. That’s why a pristine example today fetches a king’s ransom.

 

[john@]

This is all that's left on mine.

 

[purple]

That same decal appeared on a lot of Cdn produced war goods. I have a pristine steel accessory box for a chorehorse engine with an intact decal.

 

[reddog9x19]

The decal was afixed to alot of Canadian made equipment that was given to the USSR & the Republic of China under the lend/lease act. We have 2 19 sets(radios) at the Canadian Warplane Museum with those decals on them. The face plates of the radios still have the cyrillic writing on them.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

The civvy designation would be the Mk.III, the last version of the BHP. Ambi safety and the double thumbshelf plastic grips.

Here’s mine with the same grips.

That gun takes a big hand with the old grips. Can't be any better.

Grizz

 

[x westie]

That gun takes a big hand with the old grips. Can't be any better.

Grizz

In the book Canadian Military Handguns , by Clive Law , he mentions that there was a plan to modernize Canada’s Inglis Hi Power pistols with a ambidextrous safety, improved grip, and improved sights , but nothing ever came of it , and the Inglis pistols remain as they were when they came out of the Inglis factory 75 years ago

 

[purple]

In the book Canadian Military Handguns , by Clive Law , he mentions that there was a plan to modernize Canada’s Inglis Hi Power pistols with a ambidextrous safety, improved grip, and improved sights , but nothing ever came of it , and the Inglis pistols remain as they were when they came out of the Inglis factory 75 years ago

They were good enough for my dad in WW2, they were good enough for me, they were good enough for my son and they'll be good enough for my grandson.

 

[bearhunter]

That same decal appeared on a lot of Cdn produced war goods. I have a pristine steel accessory box for a chorehorse engine with an intact decal.

That decal also came in several different sizes.

 

[84wankel]

 

[RifleDude]

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Nice No1, what's the story? Inquiring minds need to know.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

That decal also came in several different sizes.

That's neat. I wonder what else they slapped 'em on.

Here's an original envelope of them some fellow has:

 

[Falcorn]

Extreme cold armaments trials.

 

[johnny rotten]

As soon as I saw the top photo, I thought it was two FLQ guys planning a smash and grab.
Interesting test setup though, wonder how the M1 faired in the end?

 

[Falcorn]

As soon as I saw the top photo, I thought it was two FLQ guys planning a smash and grab.
Interesting test setup though, wonder how the M1 faired in the end?

I'm curious about M-14 configuration, on the right. Is it pistol grip and some kind of flip-up sights?

 

[green]

I'm curious about M-14 configuration, on the right. Is it pistol grip and some kind of flip-up sights?

It is a T25 US Ordnance's favoured arm to replace the M1.

 

[Falcorn]

It is a T25 US Ordnance's favoured arm to replace the M1.

Good to know, thank you for correction! Live and learn.

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m14-development/t25/

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Americans doing cold weather testing. That's comedy gold.

Here, the Wehrmacht conducts field trials of the Shovel, Handheld, Mk. 6:

Earlier trials of the Mk. 5 indicated some modifications needed to be made.