Editing Browning Hi-Power (section)

{{Short description|American-Belgian semi-automatic pistol}}
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{{Original research|date=October 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Browning Hi-Power
| image              = File:FN Hi Power.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = Fabrique Nationale Browning Hi-Power Mark II
| origin             = {{plainlist|
*Belgium
*United States}}
| type               = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
<!-- Type selection -->
| is_ranged          = yes
<!-- Service history -->
| service            = 1935–present <ref name="miller2001"/>
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars               = {{plainlist|
*[[World War II]]<ref name="miller2001"/>
*[[Indonesian National Revolution]]<ref name="ArmsControl">{{cite book|title=The Control of local conflict: a design study on arms control and limited war in the developing areas|volume=3|last1=Bloomfield|first1= Lincoln P.|last2=Leiss|first2=Amelia Catherine<!--|last3=Legere|first3= Laurence J.|last4= Barringer|first4= Richard E.|last5=Fisher|first5= R. Lucas|last6= Hoagland|first6= John H.|last7=Fraser|first7= Janet|last8=Ramers|first8=Robert K-->|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for International Studies|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA324492.pdf#page=94|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804022404/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA324492.pdf#page=94|url-status=live|archive-date=4 August 2020|date=30 June 1967|hdl=2027/uiug.30112064404368|pages=78, 89}}</ref>
*[[Chinese Civil War]]
*[[Korean War]]
*[[First Indochina War]]
*[[Algerian War]]
*[[Vietnam War]]
*[[Cambodian Civil War]]
*[[Rhodesian Bush War]]
*[[South African Border War]]
*[[Falklands War]]
*[[The Troubles]]
*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
*[[Salvadoran Civil War]]
*[[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]
*[[Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)]]
*[[Yugoslav Wars]]
*[[Kivu Conflict]]
*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-07-EN.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020102103/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-07-EN.pdf |archive-date=2016-10-20 |chapter=Waning Cohesion: The Rise and Fall of the FDLR–FOCA|title=Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2015|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2015}}|page=201|access-date=2018-08-29|url-status=dead}}{{webarchive|format=addlarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128065841/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf |date=2018-01-28|title=&nbsp;Small Arms Survey 2015}}</ref>
*[[Libyan Crisis]]
*[[Syrian Civil War]]<ref name ="CAR 2014">{{cite book|title=Islamic State Weapons in Iraq and Syria: Analysis of weapons and ammunition captured from Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria|url=http://conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dispatch_IS_Iraq_Syria_Weapons.pdf|date=September 2014|author=Conflict Armament Research|author-link=Conflict Armament Research|page=10|ref={{harvid|Conflict Armament Research 2014}}|access-date=2018-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826202836/http://conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dispatch_IS_Iraq_Syria_Weapons.pdf|archive-date=2018-08-26|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Production history -->
| designer           = {{plainlist|
*[[John Browning]]
*[[Dieudonné Saive]]}}
| manufacturer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[FN Herstal]]
* [[Browning Arms Company]]
* [[Fabricaciones Militares]]
* [[John Inglis and Company]]
}}
| design_date        = 1914–1935<ref name="miller2001"/>
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = 1935–present  name="Highpower">{{Cite web|url=https://fnamerica.com/highpower/|title = Highpower}}</ref>–
| number             = 1,500,000+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=655 |title=FN Herstal – Major Product Achievements |publisher=FN Herstal |access-date=2010-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927060025/http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=655 |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}</ref>
| variants           = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
<!-- General specifications -->
| weight             = 915 g (32 oz)<ref name="miller2001"/>
| length             = 199 mm (7.8 in)<ref name="miller2001"/>
| width              = 
| height             = 127.5 mm (5.01 in)
| part_length        = 118 mm (4.65 in)<ref name="miller2001"/>
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = * [[7.65×21mm Parabellum]]
* [[9×19mm Parabellum]]<ref name="miller2001"/>
* [[.40 S&W]]
| caliber            = 
| barrels            = 
| action             = [[Recoil operation|Short recoil operated tilting barrel]]
| rate               = Semi-automatic
| velocity           = 335&nbsp;m/s(1,100&nbsp;ft/s) (''9mm'')<ref name="miller2001"/>
| range              = 50 m (54.7 yd)
| max_range          = 
| feed               = Detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]
* 10, 13, 15 or 17 rounds (''9mm'')
* 20 or 30 rounds made by Rhodesia (''9mm'')<ref name="miller2001"/>
* 10 rounds (''.40 S&W'')
| sights             = 
}}

The '''Browning Hi-Power''' is a single-action, [[semi-automatic pistol]] available in the [[9×19mm Parabellum]] and [[.40 S&W]] calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor [[John Browning]], and completed by [[Dieudonné Saive]] at [[FN Herstal]]. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized. FN Herstal named it the "High Power" in allusion to the 13-round magazine capacity, almost twice that of other designs at the time, such as the [[Walther P38]] or [[M1911 pistol|Colt M1911]].

During [[World War II]], Belgium was [[German occupation of Belgium during World War II|occupied]] by [[Nazi Germany]] and the FN factory was used by the [[Wehrmacht]] to build the pistols for their military, under the designation "9mm Pistole 640(b)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-browning-high-power.html|title=Shot by both sides – The Browning High Power in WW2|first=Steve|last=MacGregor|date=7 December 2018}}</ref> FN Herstal continued to build guns for the Allied forces by moving their production line to a [[John Inglis and Company]] plant in Canada, where the name was changed to "Hi Power". The name change was kept even after production returned to Belgium. The pistol is often referred to as an '''HP''' or '''BHP''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=007B&cat_id=051&type_id=003 |title=Browning Catalog |publisher=Browning.com |access-date=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210162010/http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=007B&cat_id=051&type_id=003 |archive-date=2012-12-10 }}</ref> and the terms '''P-35''' and '''HP-35''' are also used, based on the introduction of the pistol in 1935. Other names include '''GP''' (after the French term ''grande puissance'') or '''BAP''' (Browning Automatic Pistol). The Hi-Power is one of the most widely used military pistols in history,<ref name="arnolddw">{{cite web |url=http://www.handgunsmag.com/2010/09/24/featured_handguns_browning_hi_power/ |title=Classic Handguns of the 20th Century: The Browning HI-Power |author=Arnold, David W. |publisher=Handguns Magazine |date=2010-09-24 |access-date=2010-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229173704/http://www.handgunsmag.com/2010/09/24/featured_handguns_browning_hi_power/ |archive-date=2012-02-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> having been used by the armed forces of over 50 countries.<ref name="miller2001">Miller, David (2001). ''The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns''. Salamander Books Ltd. {{ISBN|1-84065-245-4}}.</ref> Although most pistols were built in Belgium by FN Herstal, licensed and unlicensed copies were built around the world, in countries such as Argentina, Hungary, India, Bulgaria, and Israel.

After 82 years of continuous production, FN Herstal announced that the production of the Hi-Power would end, and it was discontinued in early 2018 by Browning Arms.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/02/06/browning-ends-hi-power-production-1936-2017/ |title=Browning Ends Hi-Power Production - |date=6 February 2018 |access-date=2019-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130220423/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/02/06/browning-ends-hi-power-production-1936-2017/ |archive-date=2019-01-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2019 to 2022, with new Belgian Hi-Powers no longer being built, new clones were designed by various firearm companies to fill the void, including [[GİRSAN]], [[TİSAŞ]], and [[Springfield Armory, Inc.]] These new Hi-Power clones began competing with each other by offering new finishes, enhanced sights, redesigned hammers, bevelled magazine wells, improved trigger, and increased magazine capacity.<ref name="Tisas BR9 Vs. Browning's Hi-Power">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/tisas-br9-vs-brownings-hi-power/|title=Tisas BR9 Vs. Browning's Hi-Power|access-date=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728111807/https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/tisas-br9-vs-brownings-hi-power/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SA-35 Handguns">{{cite web | url=https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/springfield-armory-sa-35-review/ | title=Springfield Armory SA-35 Review | date=27 December 2021 }}</ref>

In 2022, FN announced they would resume production of the Browning Hi-Power. The 2022 "FN High Power" incorporated a number of entirely new features such as a fully ambidextrous slide lock, simplified takedown method, enlarged ejection port, reversible magazine release, wider slide serrations, different colored finish offerings, and 17-round magazines. In contrast to popular belief, the new FN High Power might resemble a modern Hi-Power, but it is, in fact, a different design. One of the noticeable details is the lack of Browning-style locking lugs.<ref name="Highpower">{{Cite web|url=https://fnamerica.com/highpower/|title = Highpower}}</ref>