FN GP (HP) 1935

vdhee · 01-05-2004, 11:37 AM

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

vdhee · 01-07-2004, 03:49 PM

Correction, the sn should read 88071g.
E.

RockinWR · 01-07-2004, 08:37 PM

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

vdhee · 01-10-2004, 07:26 AM

Bob, yes!

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

Thanks for the help.

Emiel

01-05-2004, 11:37 AM	#1
vdhee New User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	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

01-07-2004, 03:49 PM	#2
vdhee New User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Correction, the sn should read 88071g. E.

01-07-2004, 08:37 PM	#3
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 278 Thanks: 109 Thanked 30 Times in 15 Posts	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

01-10-2004, 07:26 AM	#4
vdhee New User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bob, yes! After carefully looking (with a magnifying glass) we could clearly see the correct suffix. Thanks for the help. Emiel