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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.
FN HP-DA (Hi-Power Double Action) [1] is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed by Belgian Fabrique Nationale arms factory in Herstal.In North American markets, it was marketed as the Browning BDA (Browning Double Action, [1] also BDA9) and is also referred to as Browning DA and Browning Hi-Power BDA.
1913 FN motorcycle with four-cylinder in-line engine and shaft drive 1931 FN cabriolet FN Browning Hi-Power pistol FN Herstal originated in the small city of Herstal , near Liège . The Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre (French for 'National Factory of Weapons of War') was established in 1889 to manufacture 150,000 Mauser Model 89 rifles ...
FN HP-DA, also known as Browning BDA9 or Browning Hi-Power BDA SIG-Sauer P220 , also sold as Browning BDA .45 ACP in United States circa late 1970s Browning BDA 380 , also known as FN 140DA , a derivative of the Beretta Cheetah
The Browning Hi-Power has had a similarly lengthy period of military service outside the United States. The .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun – the enduring "Ma Deuce" – was developed in 1918, entered service with the US Armed Forces in 1921, and has remained in active service for over a century with militaries across the world in a ...
Browning is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of FN Herstal. Browning Arms Company is best known for the A-Bolt and X-Bolt bolt-action rifles, the BAR semi-automatic rifle , the BPR pump-action rifle, the BPS pump-action shotgun, the Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun , and the Hi-Power pistol.
FN/Browning Hi-Power: Single-action pistol chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W. One of the most widely used military pistols of all time, having been used by the armed forces of over 50 nations. [4] [5] High Power: Single-action pistol chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum. Modern Version of the original design.
The Browning BDM is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the Browning Arms Company from 1991 until production ceased in 1998. Similar in appearance to Browning's (FN Herstal's P-35 model) "Hi-Power" pistol, the BDM was actually a new design created to compete in service trials for a proposal as a standard issue pistol for the Federal Bureau of Investigation ().