Tangent site Nazi High Power

318is_Parabellum · 04-29-2014, 02:27 PM

Looks like a nice 'type 2' High Power to me! Nice score!

Is the front sight unaltered? Looks OK to me, based on your photos.

I have seen a lot of these with 'filed down' front sights. The only explanation I can think of for this is that the 9mm ammo available here in the US during the post-war period was quite underpowered compared to the wartime German-issued 9mm, and the pistols' owners compensated for POI by filing down the front sight. One of my 2 (type 3) High Powers has been altered in such a fashion.

If you shoot it, Winchester White Box should function fine.

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04-29-2014, 02:27 PM	#2
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	Looks like a nice 'type 2' High Power to me! Nice score! Is the front sight unaltered? Looks OK to me, based on your photos. I have seen a lot of these with 'filed down' front sights. The only explanation I can think of for this is that the 9mm ammo available here in the US during the post-war period was quite underpowered compared to the wartime German-issued 9mm, and the pistols' owners compensated for POI by filing down the front sight. One of my 2 (type 3) High Powers has been altered in such a fashion. If you shoot it, Winchester White Box should function fine.