Latest and last of my acquisitions a 1972 Belgian-Browning High Power

[Donp236]

Here is my Belgian made High Power from 1972 it is a hard chrome finish and came with two Belgian magazines with the same finish .  it is all factory except the stippling on the grip and front of the trigger loop.  Because the serial number was originally on the forward grip strap.  Whoever did the stippling restamped the serial on the right side of the frame.  The magazine safety has also been removed.  I will be putting Crimson Trace red laser grips soon.

I understand that my gun is custom worked by Armond Swenson in the late 70's.

Here are pictures.

The left side.



The right side.

[running-man]

I have no idea how I missed this one, but man that's a beauty! 

On a side note, it's very hard to make quality hard chromed anything in the states these days. The EPA has greatly regulated away much of the hexavalent chromium required in many of the old processes. The newer trivalent processes dont give as good corrosion protection and the color tints are noticably different from the old style processes.  There are still platers using the old processes, but they are few and far between an they also charge an arm and a leg. We have to send all our cylinders, pistons, rods, etc. at work to either Houston or California (as bizzare as that sounds with their additional regs above and beyond the fed regs) for hard chrome processing.

[Loose}{Cannon]

 

How did we miss this one?   

Ebony grips? 

[running-man]

No idea, Don must have posted it in the middle of the night! 

So what's the significance of it being worked on by Armond Swenson?

[Phosphorus32]

That is a beautiful pistol  Chrome and excellent detailing. How's she shoot with the laser grips?

[Donp236]

No idea, Don must have posted it in the middle of the night! 

So what's the significance of it being worked on by Armond Swenson?

Armond Swenson see the article below
American Rifleman | The Evolution of the Custom Combat .45

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/.../the-evolution-of-the-custom-combat-45/

Mar 1, 2011 - The late Armand Swenson remains the foremost of these pioneering pistolsmiths and the man who defined the custom combat .45 for evermore ...


I first heard of him in the early 1980's seeing some custom Colt 1911's he had done.

[Donp236]

That is a beautiful pistol  Chrome and excellent detailing. How's she shoot with the laser grips?

It's a one holer at 11 yards (almost) and at 25 yards benched a 2.5 inch group with the laser grips.

Yes LC the are ebony grip panels.  I saved them when a added the CT laser grips. 

[Phosphorus32]

Sheesh, excellent shooting! 

[Donp236]

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