End of an Era: Browning Hi-Power No Longer in Production

By Tactical-Life

All good things must come to an end. A visit to Browning‘s website reveals that, sadly, the legendary Browning Hi-Power pistol has been discontinued. Here’s the official announcement below:

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No longer in production. The Hi-Power is one of John Moses Browning’s finest designs. And although it is possible to still find Hi-Power pistols at dealers across the U.S., the Hi-Power is technically out of production. Current dealer inventories will be the last available from Browning for the foreseable future.

Work on what would become the Browning Hi-Power began in the early 1920s when FN Herstal commissioned John M. Browning to create a new sidearm for the French military. The requirements for the new pistol were as follows: it had to be compact, have a magazine capacity of at least 10 rounds, have an external hammer, external safety and magazine disconnect, …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life