I bought an old piece of paper...



And the BHP came with it...

It has the magazine disconnect, so it's dated as a 1942. Not bad for a 72 year old pistol that is still desired. Having the bring back papers adds some to the value. It's got the original finish with honest wear in the right spots. Some rust under the grips, as well as the front and back straps. I still need to take it down to parts for serious cleaning, as the slide and barrel have some really old oil in the lugs. I have no idea how long it's been since it was cleaned, but it's been awhile.

I picked it up from a friend of my daughter's boyfriend. He got it after his grandfather died a few years ago, and doesn't want it...he'd rather have the money to put towards a a used pick-up. The kid set the price and I agreed...that was before he produced the papers. I won't say what I paid, but it was a price that only a fool would have passed up.

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Always nice to have the history.

A friend of mine has all these japanese handguns his dad took home after WW2, they look surprisingly thinly hanging on his garage wall. Almost like toy guns.

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The Japanese soldier on average was significantly smaller than the average American soldier....and the guns reflect that in their size.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Nice find. Clean it but don't otherwise fool with it.

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The short-sightedness of youth. Don't suppose you let the kid know how he's going to regret this?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Thanks for sharing this JP. I enjoyed reading the form and looking at the pistol.

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Nice collectible.

They should be safe to shoot, they were heavier than the other pistols used during the war.

I have fired a lot of hotter SMG 9mm ammo and the mecanism showed no damage.

I have the longer version made by Inglis for the Chinese. Has the 500 ft sight and the stud for the shoulder stock.

Very similar to yours but different proof marks

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1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
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3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

I tried to talk the kid out of it, but when he said he was going to list it online if I wasn't interested, I agreed to purchase it. When he came back with the papers, I tried again to talk him out of it...but he's really set on this POS truck, and wants the money more. It would have been sad had he sold it to someone not interested in history. It probably would have ended up being refinished and the original grips tossed in place of rubber. My wife told me to consider it a rescue buy...God, I love that woman!!

I have it apart, soaking in some light oil. The crud on the barrel lugs was so bad that when the slide was released, you couldn't hear metal, but a dull thud instead. It also didn't advance as fast as it should...new springs should remedy that. The bore is bright and shiny, so that's a major plus.

The trigger system, with the magazine disconnect was a bit of a pain to remove, since the thing is under spring pressure, and needed to be compressed to be removed.

After soaking in oil and Hoppe's for a few hours, I'm going to scrub it with a toothbrush, and just wipe at the rust. I don't want to ruin any of the patina. I just placed an order for replacement recoil, trigger, and firing pin springs...I'll keep the originals in a bag with the pistol.

I want to fire it a few times and put it up.

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I owned a then-new 9mm HiPower back in the Nineties. What is the purpose of that half-circle indentation on the right side of the slide about an inch forward of the ejection port?

I had one I lost in a divorce. Didn't have the papers, though. I want another.....

Maybe your ex will play with it.

Nice pistol, I have a new one. If only these old guns could talk, it looks like it has seen some use.

The hi power was the best sidearm you could carry in WW2, well that and the 1911. Browning all the way!

The funny thing is Americans have a fixation on Lugers but most Germans didn't want them because they were obsolete. I get the impression from the biographies that the P38 was the side arm to have, unless you could get your hands on a hi power.

I'd love to get my hands on a German built 1911 but those are rare.

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It lines up with the slide stop when the slide is all the way back to aid in take down while wearing gloves.

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One of the reasons why the HP was so prized, other than it's quality, is because of the quantity of rounds it carried. Sure, the 1911 had more stopping power, but the HP could throw more of rounds at you before needing a fresh magazine.

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