Gaddafi's golden Browning

John Sabato · 02-04-2016, 01:55 PM

A great article...Does anyone have any knowledge of what happened to the pistol that was carried by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at the time of his capture?

I have heard stories that it was brought back to the USA and presented to President George W. Bush by the commander of the unit that made the capture, but have never had any confirmation of that story...

rhuff · 02-04-2016, 03:23 PM

The man had good taste in TYPE of handgun......the gold is a bit much for me. Nice engraving. A true pimp gun, but likely worth a ton!!

rolandtg · 02-04-2016, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

A great article...Does anyone have any knowledge of what happened to the pistol that was carried by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at the time of his capture?

I have heard stories that it was brought back to the USA and presented to President George W. Bush by the commander of the unit that made the capture, but have never had any confirmation of that story...

A Glock? Practical sure, but hardly memorable.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sadda...ry?id=12567141

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Originally Posted by Vlim

There is a very good change that it actually isn't an FN Hipower, but a Hungarian made FEG copy. FN was not allowed to deliver to Libya for a long time, due to the status as a 'Rogue state'.

Do the FEG's have an ambi safety? Looks like a MKIII to me.

Probably not factory engraved either way.

02-04-2016, 01:55 PM	#1
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02-04-2016, 03:23 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	The man had good taste in TYPE of handgun......the gold is a bit much for me. Nice engraving. A true pimp gun, but likely worth a ton!!