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Posted: 11/1/2019 5:43:34 AM EDT

I am looking at a BHP with a serial number T271XXX and says Browning Arms Company Saint Louis MO on the side

The serial number is outside the range on the Browning website and when I put the number in, comes back as invalid

Any help would be appreciated. I am a noob on High Powers.

Thanks,

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Posted: 11/1/2019 7:48:59 AM EDT

[#1]

Does seem to be about 10,000 units beyond what browning states for a T, wouldn't surprise me if brownings listing may be in error as that could easily be the case or it's potentially in a worse case scenario a FEG counterfeit.

Posted: 11/1/2019 12:42:10 PM EDT

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FN kept assembling "T series" Hi Powers after they instituted the new serial # system because they had thousands of existing frames.
They aren't rare or scarce.

Remember, Browning didn't make the Hi Power, FN (Fabrique Nationale) did. The Browning "Date your gun" is inaccurate because FN didn't give a shit about keeping accurate records.

Posted: 11/1/2019 2:49:42 PM EDT

[#3]

Thanks. Does the Browning St Louis MO make sense. I thought they were in Utah?

Posted: 11/1/2019 2:51:47 PM EDT

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Does seem to be about 10,000 units beyond what browning states for a T, wouldn't surprise me if brownings listing may be in error as that could easily be the case or it's potentially in a worse case scenario a FEG counterfeit.

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That is what I thought but the picture of the pistol clearly says Browning Arms Company St Louis MO

Posted: 11/1/2019 2:53:11 PM EDT

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We all have dogs in our avatar. Good guys replying. My baby in the picture has been gone for 3 years. I miss her so very much

Posted: 11/1/2019 5:55:09 PM EDT

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Thanks. Does the Browning St Louis MO make sense. I thought they were in Utah?

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Browning first had corporate offices in St. Louis, then moved those to Morgan, Utah.
Browning still has a distribution center in Arnold, MO

Posted: 11/1/2019 6:02:49 PM EDT

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<----The mutt licking her face has been gone four and a half, the Border Collie two and a half. Both lived to the ripe old age of fifteen.
Had to put down the B/C's nine year old pup back in July (cancer)
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Posted: 11/1/2019 6:13:11 PM EDT

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Thanks for the replies

The BHP I was looking at is getting close to $600 on GB and at this price will look for a new in box MkII or III.

Posted: 11/1/2019 10:59:44 PM EDT

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Thanks for the replies

The BHP I was looking at is getting close to $600 on GB and at this price will look for a new in box MkII or III.

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Good luck

Posted: 11/2/2019 12:09:11 PM EDT

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Thanks for the replies

The BHP I was looking at is getting close to $600 on GB and at this price will look for a new in box MkII or III.

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A NIB MkII or III is going to be a LOT more than $600.

What are you buying this for?
If a collector........get a T series or earlier.
If a shooter, get a MkIII with cast frame.

Posted: 11/3/2019 7:58:27 PM EDT

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I want a shooter and actually have a few leads on a NIB MKIII

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