The Collection Grows.

24" and less, a place to discuss all things handgun related, section 7.3. Long barrelled revolvers, long barrelled pistols and section 5. Overseas contributions are more than welcome.

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Added to our 7.3 Heritage collection top C Series High Power is a 2 Para Issue one of only 5 in private hands. Bottom T Series High Power is one of the last produced in 1968 for the British Army.
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Top E Series High Power is one of 500 manufactured for the British Army in 1951 (rumour has it all E Series pistols were issued to the secret services SAS & SBS) not true some were but immpossilbe to tell which ones. Records state serial number range this one was British Army.

Bottom Pistol is Modern copy of a Tokarev TT33 made by Serbian company Zastava called the M57 fires the 7.62mmx25 cartraige. Tokarev copied the JM Browning design of the FN 1903/1911 thats why its in our collection. We collect Brownings & Colts.
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#3 Post by DanTheMan »

Wow excellent additions, you will never got bored of BHP's :)
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very nice, hope to see them in action some day
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Thanks guys for the comments, AL8 only if your a 7.3 holder yourself and go to Bisley Historic shoots.
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The Hi-Power will always be my favourite. Often regret not carrying on the search when looking for one for humane dispatch.

When you say “last one produced in 1968” for the Army, not with you. Of that series/model? Surely not the last one produce for the army, full stop…?
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?

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Sim G wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:31 pm The Hi-Power will always be my favourite. Often regret not carrying on the search when looking for one for humane dispatch.

When you say “last one produced in 1968” for the Army, not with you. Of that series/model? Surely not the last one produce for the army, full stop…?
Morning SimG,

No not the last one full stop, the High Power was in use until the Glock took over in 2012/13/14

This pistol was part of the last batch that was produced by FN for the British Army in 1968.

Do you still have the Magazine I sent you.
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Yes, I have. Somewhere. I might have another as well. You want them?

My last one was issued to me in 1987, that I had till 1991. A MkIII.
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?

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#9 Post by bnz41 »

Hi SimG,

Yes mate I would be interested, cant have too many mags. bangbang
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#10 Post by Webley »

Hi Bnz41,

Very nice additions to your collection, I hope that you enjoy them all.
I just thought I would say hi on here to put a user name to a face. We met on Saturday morning. :wave:

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