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Posted: 3/12/2005 10:19:07 PM EDT
Im curious how old the one I have is? I got it at a PAWN SHOP back in 1996 and it looked well used.
it's clone of a classic 1960's Browning High Power were they imported during the 80"s? 
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Posted: 3/13/2005 2:14:54 AM EDT
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I remember back in '84, I was poking around in a pawnshop/gunstore in Hawthorne, CA that was a firepower bonanza, I tell ya; Thompsons, HK's, AR's, all kinds of stuff in their racks. In one of the pistol cases, they had several of the Hungarian Hi-Power copies, one of them being in Stainless. That stainless gun was beautifully made, too...
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Posted: 3/13/2005 4:25:13 AM EDT
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I don't know exactly when they started coming over here but I bought one back in the late eighties for $135 NIB. It shot very well. I never had one problem with it. I wish I still had it. It got stolen.
I bought another one used in 2000 and it was a POS. I traded it for CZ75B. |
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Posted: 3/13/2005 6:29:58 AM EDT
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In 1986, Kassner imported a vent ribbed copy...I thought they were very poor examples.
The later FEG, imported by KBI, both in blue or hard chrome in 1992 was much nicer and more accurate in detail even though they were both called the PJK-9HP. |
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Posted: 3/13/2005 8:15:43 AM EDT
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In the mid 80's, my father had a Kassnar/KBI Hi-Power, and to this day, the only HP I have had any experience with that was better, was a friends' Novak Special Ops! That was one fine shooting econo-blaster!
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Posted: 3/13/2005 9:45:28 AM EDT
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on the left side of the slide the markings are:
Imported by Kassnar Imports Inc. Harrisburg PA 17112 the right side of the slide is marked: PJK-9HP FEG Budapest Made in Hungary the serial number range is: F 25xxx my guess is it was probably imported around 1985-86" |
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