Browning Hi-Power | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Belgium |
Service history | |
In service | 1935–present[1] |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | World War II[1] Korean War Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Falklands War The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Kivu Conflict[2] Libyan Crisis Syrian Civil War[3] |
Production history | |
Designer | John Browning Dieudonné Saive |
Designed | 1914–1935[1] |
Manufacturer | Fabrique Nationale (FN) John Inglis & Co.Browning Arms |
Produced | 1935–2017[1] |
No. built | 1,500,000+[4] |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb)[1] |
Length | 197 mm (7.8 in)[1] |
Barrel length | 119 mm (4.7 in)[1] |
Cartridge |
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Action | Short recoil operated |
Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
Muzzle velocity | 335 m/s (1,100 ft/s) (9mm)[1] |
Effective firing range | 50 m (54.7 yd) |
Feed system | Detachable box magazine; capacities:
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