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Browning Hi-Power

designed by John Browning, Dieudonné Saive

PistolsBelgiumIn service since 1935
Browning Hi-Power
Overall length 199 mm
Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Origin
Belgium
Caliber
9×19mm Parabellum
Action
Short recoil
Muzzle velocity
335 m/s
Effective range
50 m
Magazine
17 rounds
Weight (empty)
0.92 kg
Length
199 mm
Barrel length
118 mm
Manufacturer
FN Herstal
Designer
John Browning, Dieudonné Saive
Designed
1914
Production start
1935
Units produced
1,500,000

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Famous events

  1. Princes Gate, London, United Kingdom

    Iranian Embassy siege: Operation Nimrod

    On the sixth day of the siege, the SAS stormed the embassy live on television, armed with MP5 submachine guns (including MP5K and silenced MP5SD versions) and Browning Hi-Power pistols. Five of the six gunmen were killed and all but one of the hostages still inside were rescued. The raid made the MP5 famous worldwide.

    Also used: HK MP5, Heckler & Koch MP5K

    Sources: Iranian Embassy siege (Wikipedia)

  2. St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

    Shooting of Pope John Paul II

    Mehmet Ali Ağca fired four shots at the Pope with a 9 mm Browning Hi-Power, hitting him in the abdomen and the left hand and wounding two bystanders. John Paul II survived and publicly forgave Ağca, who was pardoned by Italy in 2000 at the Pope's request.

    Sources: Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II (Wikipedia)

Videos

Belgian GP35: The First Military Browning High PowerForgotten Weapons

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Ammunition

9×19mm ParabellumPistol · Germany · 1902

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
World War IImost notableKorean WarVietnam WarFalklands WarYugoslav Wars

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power, Wikipedia