Sorry, I have known Mel for forty years and when I needed bluing I would take a jaunt over to his place, I know of no other trustworthy bluers....
After 50 consecutive years of bluing Mel decided to retire several years ago, maybe he cannot hear the phone because he is out changing the gigantic...
Welcome, As some others have suggested the Mec Garr magazines are the ones that will give you flawless functioning, I have many of the 13 round...
Gator, Yes you have a four digit number but it also has a suffix as part of the total. The Nazis used blocks of numbers and then repeated them...
[ATTACH] Stuber, I may be a bit late in responding but you inadvertently purchased a gem of a pistol, most light weights were finished in a thick...
A four digit serial number could be 1935 or 1936, if Belgian Army proofed and depending upon how tangent rear sight is cut it may have been issued...
The grips are by hogue and really fit the hand well, I have them on half dozen of my HP’s.
I bought a pair Of consecutive pistols from Roger at DWJ and later he called with the other two so I had them shipped also. The Metaloy pistol...
Check GB auctions DWJ imports, they have offered FEG Hi Powers in various stages of wear some quite nice. Four of these are consecutive numbers and...
I guess the OP has not come back with any more information, I am seeing markings on the bottom of the mag that have been engraved over.....looks like...
The Hi Power is amazingly simple design that works to perfection, I am not caught up in the “change all the springs” ideology having 1911’s over a...
The engraving is probably Mexican or other South American country and slide without a thumbprint could be from an Argentine, with the majority of...
Well Mister Coffee I love coffee ( nothing personal here) and seem to excess on my other interests, Hi Powers are second to my 1911’s and Colt SAA...
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Photos showing the added markings!! The one photo is insufficient to comment, is the pistol blued or is that a shiny black paint? The C series,...
I agree any protection is better than none, I think back to my first and second .22’s, a Winchester 1890 and Colt Scout and the zillions of times I...
Shooter granny, I too have heard of the yellow wall anchors as a substitute snap cap. I have heard just as many cautions from responders that they...
I too have a Capitan ( no El) model Hi Power but I am in a different situation as I have no desire to sell any of the several hundred firearms...
I would not sell my alloy Hi Power but did a little customizing to meet my needs. I replaced the spur hammer with round, better safety, neat grips...
Agree with Soundguy, there is a lot of neat 9 mm ammo on the shelves that does not have +P or +P+ loading. If you stop and think about mag capacity...
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