FN GP (HP) 1935
 

Hi all,

A friend of mine has a FN HP, 9mm, s/n 880711g. I am unable to locate this s/n range in Anthony Vanderlindens' book (The Belgian Browning Pistols); and neither in Jan C. Stills' Axis Pistols book (both state s/n from no-suffix into the a and b ranges, but a g range? All other stampings match (WaA140 on slide, barrel, frame)
Thanks! Emiel VDH

Correction, the sn should read 88071g.
E.

E.,
* My guess is the S/N is 88071a. The "a" is a small lower case letter.
* A single close-up picture of your friend's S/N's on the right side frame/receiver/barrel might confirm my theory.
* The WaA140 accepted WWII FN HP's are well known over the entire "a" block.
* Probably an Oct. or Nov., 1943 assembled HP.
Respectfully,
Bob

Bob, yes!

After carefully looking (with a magnifying glass) we could clearly see the correct suffix.

Thanks for the help.

Emiel