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Browning Hi-Power
The first version of the Browning Hi-Power was known as the FN P-35. It was initially developed by John Browning and completed by Dieudonné Saive (who would later design the FN FAL) following Browning's death, and adopted by Belgium in 1935. During World War II, the Germans would occupy the Belgian firearms factories and continued to produce this gun, deleting the magazine safety to reduce production time, as the "Pistole 640(b)" (where the "(b)" meant "Belgische", "Belgian") with Waffenamt stamps. The design would be adopted by other countries and manufactured abroad with the generic designation simply as the Browning High Power or the Hi-Power. The "High Power" / "Hi-Power" designation was actually meant to indicate the higher round capacity of the gun (13 rounds) when compared to other contemporary semi-autos like the M1911 series (7 rounds), rather than the "power" of the weapon itself.
Specifications
(1935 - 2017)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber(s): 9x19mm, .40 S&W, .357 SIG (Aftermarket barrels could be bought to convert 9mm pistols to fire .22 Long Rifle or .40 S&W pistols to fire .41 Action Express or .357 SIG.)
- Weight: 2.19 lb (1.0 kg)
- Length: 7.8 in (197 mm)
- Barrel length(s): 4.7 in (118 mm)
- Capacity: 13 rounds (9x19mm), 11 rounds (.40 S&W), 10 rounds (9x19mm, .40 S&W)
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
Browning Hi-Power
The Browning Hi-Power and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who | Nicholas Courtney | Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart | 1963-1989 | |
| John Breslin | Capt. Jimmy Munro | (Season 7, "Spearhead from Space") | ||
| Ben Howard | Hinks | (Season 10, "The Green Death") | ||
| Tom Baker | The Doctor | (Season 13, "The Android Invasion") | ||
| John Levene | Sgt. John Benton | (Season 13, "The Android Invasion") | ||
| Kenneth Gilbert | Richard Dunbar | (Season 13, "The Seeds of Doom") | ||
| John Acheson | Maj. Beresford | (Season 13, "The Seeds of Doom") | ||
| The Sinful People of Prague | Josef Vinklár | Inspector Bouše | "Černé rukavice" | 1968-1970 |
| Martin Ruzek | Col. Rudolf Pilát | "Špion přijede v sedm" | ||
| Seventeen Moments of Spring | Leonid Bronevoy | Heinrich Müller | 1973 | |
| 30 Cases of Major Zeman | Radoslav Brzobohatý | Pavel Bláha | "Loď do Hamburku" (S01E09)) "Křížová cesta" (S02E01), "Konec velké šance" (S02E04) | 1976-77 |
| The A-Team | George Peppard | John "Hannibal" Smith | (Season 1) | 1983-1987 |
| Dwight Schultz | H. M. Murdock | (Season 3) | ||
| William Lucking | Col. Lynch | (Season 3, "Showdown!") | ||
| Miami Vice | Michael Talbott | Det. Stan Switek | Nickel-plated | 1984-1989 |
| Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) | Jürgen Zartmann | Hermann Anders | Ep.5 | 1984 |
| Uwe Zerbe | The head of staff of the International Brigade | Ep.6 | ||
| Seen among saboteurs' guns; Ep.11 | ||||
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Michael Brandon | Lt. Dempsey | "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" (S01E02) | 1985-1986 |
| Kidnapper | "Bird of Prey" (S03E06) | |||
| Sledge Hammer! | Anne-Marie Martin | Det. Dori Doreau | "Hammer Gets Nailed" (S01E02) | 1986 |
| Robert Hallak | Store Robber | |||
| The State Border: Film 6 | can be seen in documentary footage | 1987 | ||
| The State Border: Film 7 | can be seen in documentary footage | 1988 | ||
| Soldier Soldier (TV series) | "Divided Loyalties" (Season 6, Episode 2), Commercial Browning Hi-Power Mark III | 1991-1997 | ||
| Nestor Burma - Season 2 | Jacques Lalande | Tourbières | "Du Rebecca rue des Rosiers" (S2E3) | 1992 |
| Law & Order - Season 6 | Rusty De Wees | Leon Trapp | "Hot Pursuit" (S06E05) | 1995 |
| Law & Order - Season 10 | Dominic Chianese Jr. | Bobby Ward | "DNR" (S10E03) | 1999 |
| Jesse L. Martin | Det. Nick Green | |||
| Jerry Orbach | Det. Lennie Briscoe | |||
| The Sopranos | James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | 1999-2007 | |
| The X-Files - Season 8 | Jay Underwood | Jeb Larold Dukes | "Type 73" Model / "Empedocles" (S8E17) | 2001 |
| The X-Files - Season 9 | Steven Flynn | 'The Man on the Street' | Older Commercial Model / "Trust No 1" (S9E06) | 2002 |
| Ultimate Force - Season 1 | Elliot Cowan | Cpl. Jem Poynton | Just a Target" (S01E02) | 2002 |
| Laurence Fox | Cpl. Mick Sharp | "Something to Do with Justice" (S01E06) | ||
| Firefly | Steve Flynn | Captain | "Out of Gas" (S01E08) | 2002 |
| MI-5 - Season 1 | Lorcan Cranitch | Patrick McCann | 2002 | |
| Jeremiah | 2002-2004 | |||
| Red Cap | Tamzin Outhwaite | Sgt. McDonagh | 2003-2004 | |
| CSI: Miami - Season 4 | Mala Noche Hitman | Mark III, "Rampage" (S4E24) | 2005-2006 | |
| E-Ring | "Type 73" | 2005-2006 | ||
| Midsomer Murders | "The House in the Woods" (S09E01) | 2005 | ||
| Prison Break - Season 2 | Wade Williams | Brad Bellick | "First Down" (S2E04) | 2006-2007 |
| Dominic Purcell | Lincoln Burrows | |||
| Holly Valance | Nika Volek | |||
| Ultimate Force - Season 4 | Ross Kemp | SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie | "Changing of the Guard" (S4E01) | 2006-2007 |
| Sam Callis | Cpt. Patrick Fleming | "Slow Bomb" (S4E05) | ||
| CSI: Miami - Season 6 | David Caruso | Horatio Caine | "Ambush" (S6E15), "All In" (S06E16) | 2006 |
| Kidnapped (TV Series) | Doug Hutchison | "Schroeder" | "Burn, Baby, Burn" (S01E05) | 2006-2007 |
| Sea Patrol | RAN sailors | 2007 | ||
| Survivors | Max Beesley | Tom Price | 2008-2010 | |
| My Own Worst Enemy | gangster | Nickel plated, "Breakdown" (S1E01) | 2008 | |
| Southland | Latino hitmen | Gold-plated, (Season 2, "What Makes Sammy Run?") | 2009-2013 | |
| Ultimate Weapons | compared to an MP7 (in size) | ("Close Quarter Combat") | 2009 | |
| CSI: NY - Season 6 | Robber | Type 73, "Battle Scars" (S6E05) | 2009-2010 | |
| Thug | Type 73, "Uncertainty Rules" (S06E16) | |||
| Joe Reegan | James Roberts | |||
| 24 - Season 7 | James Morrison | Bill Buchanan | episode 13. | 2009 |
| Occupation | 2009 | |||
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Primo Allon | Armed robber | Type 73 / "Appointment In Samarra" (S06E11) | 2010 |
| Carlos (2010) | Rodney El Haddad | Anis "Khalid" Naccache | with "Beer Can" adjustable sights | 2010 |
| The Event | Jason Ritter | Sean Walker | "Your World To Take" (S01E09) | 2010-2011 |
| CSI: NY - Season 8 | Bank robber | Mark III, "Near Death" (S8E18) | 2011-2012 | |
| CSI: Miami - Season 10 | Carlos Sanz | Geraldo Torres | Mark III, "Killer Regrets" (S10E05) | 2011-2012 |
| Endeavour - Season 1 | John Light | Dempsey | Suppressed; "Pilot" (S01E00) | 2012 |
| Vegas | Home invasion robber | "All That Glitter" (S1E03), Nickel plated | 2012-2013 | |
| Milwaukee Mob Assassins | "(Ill)Legitimate" (S1E04) | |||
| Damon Herriman | Jones | Nickel plated, "Solid Citizens" (S1E05) | ||
| Joe Sabatino | Vic Borelli | "The Real Thing" (S1E06) | ||
| Michael Wiseman | Johnny Rizzo | "Road Trip" (S1E13) | ||
| Strike Back - Season 4 | Sullivan Stapleton | Sgt. Damien Scott | S04E02 | 2013 |
| Zubin Varla | Leo Kamali | S04E03 - S04E04 | ||
| Philip Winchester | Sgt. Michael Stonebridge | S04E03 | ||
| Rhona Mitra | Maj. Rachel Dalton | S04E04 | ||
| Grimm - Season 3 | 7th Street Savage gangster | 2013-2014 | ||
| Strike Back - Season 3 | Derek Luke | Nickel plated with "beer can" adjustable sights | 2013 | |
| The Americans | Gregory | 2013 | ||
| Tyrant | Bennis Kamil | Young Jamal Al Fayeed | Episode 1 | 2014 |
| Housini Abour | Young Barry Al Fayeed | |||
| Abbudinian soldiers | ||||
| Foyle's War - Season 9 | MI5 operatives | "Trespass" (S9E2), "Elise" (S9E3) | 2015 | |
| True Detective | Colin Farrell | Detective Ray Velcoro | 2015 | |
| True Detective | Taylor Kitsch | Officer Paul Woodrugh | 2015 | |
| Father Brown - Season 3 | Nicholas Le Prevost | Count Fiskon | Kareen Mk II slide on a standard Hi-Power frame; "The Lair of the Libertines" (S03E08) | 2015 |
| Michael Culkin | Dr. Barashi | |||
| Ace Bhatti | Syrus | |||
| Father Brown - Season 4 | John Light | Flambeau | Kareen Mk II slide on a standard Hi-Power frame; "The Daughter of Autolycus" (S04E05) | 2016 |
| Bosch - Season 2 | Michael Yebba | Billy | 2016 | |
| The Man in the High Castle | Callum Keith Rennie | Gary Connell | 2016 | |
| Grantchester - Season 2 | Lisa Diveney | MI5 agent Rollinson | (S2E2) | 2016 |
| Stranger Things | CPD Police | "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" (S2E07) | 2017 | |
| Grantchester - Season 3 | Eve Ponsonby | Wendy Parker | (S3E3) | 2017 |
| Carlyss Peer | Martha Bennett | |||
| Robson Green | Inspector Geordie Keating | |||
| Father Brown - Season 6 | Daniel Flynn | Daniel Whittaker | (S06E05) | 2018 |
| Midsomer Murders - Season 20 | Mike Grady | Les Morrison | (S20E06) | 2018 |
| Father Brown - Season 7 | Tom Chambers | Inspector Sullivan | Kareen Mk II slide on a standard Hi-Power frame; (S07E06) | 2019 |
| Sean Gallagher | Chief Superintendent Blaisen |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Hunter Rem. - Rem Appears Violent Dream! Dr. Death Resurrected | Junichirō Sakami | 1985 | |
| Appleseed | Terrorist | 1988 | |
| New Dream Hunter Rem: The Knights Around Her Bed | Junichirō Sakami | 1990 | |
| End of Evangelion | A JSSDF soldier | 1997 | |
| Cowboy Bebop | Various characters | 1998-1999 | |
| Noir | General Dieter Raimann's bodyguards | 2001 | |
| Gunslinger Girl | Jean Croce | Mark III | 2003 |
| Gungrave | Bunji Kugashira | Pair of Brownings | 2003-2004 |
| Desert Punk | Natsuko | 2004 | |
| Blood+ | Red Shield agent Rogers | 2005 | |
| Black Lagoon | Colombian cartel members | 2006 | |
| The Skull Man | Masaki Kuroshio | 2007 | |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Jean Croce | Mark III | 2008 |
| Case Closed: The Raven Chaser | Vodka | 2009 | |
| Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom | Drei | Mark III | 2009 |
| Rideback | Okakura | 2009 | |
| Angel Beats! | TK | 2010 | |
| Cat Planet Cuties | Aoi | Mark III | 2010 |
| Jormungand | Jonah | Mark III | 2012 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Egyptian police officers | S3E23, "DIO's World, Part 3" | 2015 |
| Case Closed: The Darkest Nightmare | Vodka | suppressed | 2016 |
| Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small | Vodka | 2016 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil 2 | 1998 | |||
| Fallout Tactics | 2001 | |||
| Delta Force: Task Force Dagger | 2002 | |||
| Forgotten Hope 2 | w/ broomhandle stock | 2005 | ||
| Kane and Lynch: Dead Men | Mark III; box-art only | 2007 | ||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | "HPSS-1m" | Mark III; only accessible with cheats | 2007 | |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | "HPSS-1m" | Mark III | 2008 | |
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Mare Nostrum | 2008 | |||
| Fallout: New Vegas | "9mm Pistol" | 2010 | ||
| L.A. Noire | 2011 | |||
| Project Reality: Falklands | L9A1 and Type 73 | 2012 | ||
| ZombiU | L9A1, shown to operate in DAO | 2012 | ||
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Two-tone | 2012 | ||
| Warface | "Browning High Power" | Mark III | 2012 | |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "Browning Hi-Power" | 2016 | ||
| Mafia III | 2016 | |||
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | 2018 |
Inglis Hi-Power
The Inglis Hi-Power is the Canadian-manufactured version of the original Belgian HP, produced while Belgium was under Nazi occupation, utilizing blueprints provided by FN staff who had fled to England. It remains the standard service sidearm of the Canadian Armed Forces to this day. It can be identified by the distinctive 'humped' fixed rear sights. A version with adjustable rear sights and a detachable shoulder stock/holster was also produced for export to China during World War II. Some of the Chinese contract pistols ended up in Canadian and British service after delivery to China became virtually impossible.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Eight Bells Toll | Ferdy Mayne | Lavorsky | 1971 | |
| Smugglers | ||||
| Holy Year (L'année sainte) | Paolo Giusti | Giuseppe | 1976 | |
| Nicoletta Machiavelli | Carla | |||
| Carlo Nell | Police driver | |||
| Ffolkes | Anthony Pullen Shaw | Ackerman | 1979 | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Harrison Ford | Indiana Jones | 1981 | |
| The Killer | A thug | 1989 | ||
| In the Line of Duty 5: Middle Man | Vincent Lyn | Alan | 1990 | |
| Double Impact | 1991 | |||
| Proteus | Jennifer Calvert | Rachel | 1995 | |
| Undead | Felicity Mason | Rene | Possibly Spanish Replica prop gun | 2003 |
| Children of Men | A "Fish" | 2006 | ||
| Shake Hands with the Devil | Roy Dupuis | Brigadier-General Romeo Dallaire | 2007 | |
| Blood Brothers | Daniel Wu | Ah Feng | Chinese contract | 2007 |
| Ye Liu | Da Gang | |||
| Tony Yang | Xiao Hu | |||
| Jiaolong Sun | Scarface | |||
| gangsters | ||||
| Brother's War | Hugh Daly | Maj. Andrew Pearman | 2009 | |
| Bad Day for the Cut | Andrew Porter | Damien | 2017 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Professionals | Martin Shaw | Doyle | 1977-1981 | |
| Lewis Collins | Bodie | |||
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Gangsters | "The Burning", Part 1 (S03E01) | 1986 | |
| Mark Ryan | Jimmy | "Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05) | ||
| Clive Mantle | "Big Ben" Davis | |||
| Sea Patrol | Royal Australian Navy sailors | 2007 | ||
| Combat Hospital | Elias Koteas | Colonel Xavier Marks | (Episode 1) | 2011 |
| Michelle Borth | Major Rebecca Gordon | (Episode 3) |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman: Arkham City | Seen on poster | 2011 | |
| Rainbow Six: Siege | Suppressor, muzzle brake, laser sight | Introduced in Operation Black Ice expansion (2016) | 2015 |
Browning Hi-Power Practical
A competition version of the Browning HP Mark III in 9mm or .40 S&W (Wt=39 oz or 1,1 kg); it is most distinctive in that it has a two-tone finish and the traditional "ring" hammer rather than a spur hammer.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Hour | Chris Penn | Clive | 1998 | |
| Push | Djimon Hounsou | Agent Henry Carver | 2009 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air City | Triad | 2007 |
FN Browning Hi-Power Silver Chrome
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocodile Dundee II | Hechter Ubarry | Rico | 1988 | |
| Welcome to the Punch | Corrupt Cop | 2013 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Walking Dead - Season 1 | Michael Rooker | Merle Dixon | "Guts" (S1E02) | 2010 |
| Andrew Lincoln | Rick Grimes |
FÉG PJK-9HP
The FÉG PJK-9HP is a Hungarian manufactured clone of the the Belgian Browning Hi-Power, manufactured by FÉG (Fegyver-és Gépgyár). Not very well known to Americans for many years, FÉG began importing its various models into the United States in the 1990's with the end of the Cold War. FÉG has supplied firearms to the Hungarian military and police for many decades. While FÉG might not be as flashy as other companies the company's products have a reputation for being solid, well made firearms which are also affordable. The P9R version (the U.S. commercial import version of the PJK-9HP) is Double/Single Action and has a modified trigger guard and shorter grip profile. The P9R also does not take Hi-Power magazines and has quite a bit of Smith & Wesson Model 59 inspiration. The FP9 version is Single Action only and can easily be identified by the ventilation ribs that run across most of the length of the slide.
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Gangster | Denzel Washington | Frank Lucas | Modified chrome-plated PJK-9HP version with wooden grips | 2007 |
| Baader Meinhof Complex, The (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) | Alexandra Maria Lara | Petra Schelm | P9R version | 2008 |
| Zone Of The Dead | Miodrag Krstovic | Inspector Dragan Belic | P9R version | 2009 |
| Kristina Klebe | Agent Mina Milius | |||
| Cat Run | Janet McTeer | Helen Bingham | P9R version | 2011 |
| Atomic Blonde | Charlize Theron | Lorraine | 2017 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Murder | FP9 version | 1995 | ||
| The Sopranos | Tony Sirico | Paulie "Walnuts" | 1999-2007 |
DGFM Hi-Power
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed by Fire | Victor Hugo Carrizo | Pizarro | 2005 |
See Also
- Browning Arms Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Browning.