I've been eyeing this 1952-54 era Browning P35 at my local gunshop since moving to Arizona in July. Finally, I gave in and allowed it to "follow me home", after trading in a couple very old .22 LR pump guns and a rough, Government 1911A1 that my late father had bought in the 1960's. I carried a '70's vintage Browning "High Power" from 1978 until roughly 1988 when I was a cop and like these FN production guns a lot. Although FN has discontinued production of them, I've heard that a Turkish firm has started exporting them to the United States and that they are very well made.

Beautiful, I've been looking for one myself. Congrats.

FN-marked, right? Not a Browning import?

That’s a classic right there.

Beautiful Browning, a great addition to your home.

That is nice! Wish I'd stumbled across that one at a price I could bear to pay If you don't mind my asking, what city did you find that one in? I NEVER run across anything like that in Arizona gun shops. I used to have a similar early '50s version. Always thought the internal extractor Hi Powers were especially nice, due to the sear lever pin with serrations to match those of the slide.

Wow, that gun is LNIB for it's age. You found a rare bird there.

Nice score!

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Originally posted by parabellum:
FN-marked, right? Not a Browning import?

Correct!

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Originally posted by rock185:
That is nice! Wish I'd stumbled across that one at a price I could bear to pay If you don't mind my asking, what city did you find that one in? I NEVER run across anything like that in Arizona gun shops. I used to have a similar early '50s version. Always thought the internal extractor Hi Powers were especially nice, due to the sear lever pin with serrations to match those of the slide.

I found it at Old West Guns and Trading Company in Carefree (AZ). Steve (the owner) knows and appreciates old firearms as well as new ones. He's got some very nice classics there, you may want to check out.

Classic Browning indeed! Thumbprint, internal extractor, ring hammer - the works. My LGS currently has a stunning 1968 T-Series on auction. Predictably, it's already well north of the $1K ceiling. With the discontinuation of the Hi Power, prices for high condition Belgian examples show no signs of slowing down. Congratulations!

Best feeling handgun in my hand, ever. What a nice find.

Do you know the exact year of manufacture. I know it is pre-1962, but that's about it.

pulicords, Thanks for the info. Haven't been in Carefree for some time. No wonder I never come across the good stuff

Very nice-congrats on a great find!

Very nice looking Hi-Power. Congrats and enjoy!!

Congrats!

That’s a sweet looking example.

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Originally posted by squid8286:
Do you know the exact year of manufacture. I know it is pre-1962, but that's about it.

The best we could do was to narrow down the production date to sometime between 1952 and 1954.

Very nice, love my Hi power, it’s by far the best feeling gun in my hand that I own.

That is a fine old pistol right there.