Any good reason (in terms of gun value) to not Cerakote this High-Power?

[WVsig]

Again to the OP you own one of about 150,000 Inglis pistols. I am not sure why you would want to paint it but like I said before your guns your choice.

 

[Browning]

@WVsig

Okay, thanks. I'll check it out next time I get some books from Amazon. I'm always interested in a decent read about guns I like and the BHP is one of my favorites.

I'm more of a shooter than a collector though. Started down that road and while I had a decent collection of WWI and WWII firearms and memorabilia it started interfering monetarily with actually shooting and hunting so I got out of it.

 

[WVsig]

@WVsig

Okay, thanks. I'll check it out next time I get some books from Amazon. I'm always interested in a decent read about guns I like and the BHP is one of my favorites.

I'm more of a shooter than a collector though. Started down that road and while I had a decent collection of WWI and WWII firearms and memorabilia it started interfering monetarily with actually shooting and hunting so I got out of it.

The Blake book is currently out of print but when it is in print it is about $70 straight from the publisher. I highly recommend it. It does not have much info on modern BHPs but the historical info is very good. There is tons of misinformation about the development of the Browning High Power on the web. Most of it gets repeated enough that it is accepted as if it were truth.

I am not really a collector either. I am much more a shooter.

 

[bannockburn]

WVsig

Always love seeing your Wheel of Hi-Powers! Finally got a new set of Hogue rosewood grips for my Hi-Power, courtesy of my "Secret Santa" daughter! They give my old Mk.II a somewhat more refined and upscale look and seem right at home with the matte blued finish.

 

[WVsig]

WVsig

Always love seeing your Wheel of Hi-Powers! Finally got a new set of Hogue rosewood grips for my Hi-Power, courtesy of my "Secret Santa" daughter! They give my old Mk.II a somewhat more refined and upscale look and seem right at home with the matte blued finish.

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Thanks. Hogues are great. I have them on my Garthwaite BHP. I like them but and still partial to Spegels for pure looks and Naviderix for tactical applications.

 

[redbone]

I don't know who took what plans where, but I do think this site has a lot of useful Inglis info:

http://ai4fr.com/main/page_militaria__collectibles_canada_inglis.html

I do know that I would not recommend refinishing an Inglis, regardless of its value. There is something about holding an original military firearm (or any other piece of history) in its original condition that fascinates me. Perhaps you should sell that one and get a beater commercial version to clean up and shoot?

Either way, enjoy it for what it is - a great pistol with a long history. A lot of Canadians in Iraq in 2008-09 were still carrying Hi-Powers. I suppose they were Inglis pistols, and can only imagine how many times some of those must have been fired (and rebuilt, for that matter).

 

[WVsig]

I don't know who took what plans where, but I do think this site has a lot of useful Inglis info:

http://ai4fr.com/main/page_militaria__collectibles_canada_inglis.html

I do know that I would not recommend refinishing an Inglis, regardless of its value. There is something about holding an original military firearm (or any other piece of history) in its original condition that fascinates me. Perhaps you should sell that one and get a beater commercial version to clean up and shoot?

Either way, enjoy it for what it is - a great pistol with a long history. A lot of Canadians in Iraq in 2008-09 were still carrying Hi-Powers. I suppose they were Inglis pistols, and can only imagine how many times some of those must have been fired (and rebuilt, for that matter).

That is a good read. R Blake Stevens co-authored the book with Clive M Law that most of that text is taken from. The Diamond Inglis. It is the definitive work on the Inglis BHP.

 

[Monac]

Wikipedia has an excellent picture of an Inglis in the original finish, with the factory decal on the front of the grip frame:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/High_power_Inglis_(6971784217).jpg

 

[Danoobie]

Lots of nice looking guns here. My GP35 is a chromed war trophy with Waffen markings.
Point is, I paid about 700$ for it, and wanted the finish because of the insane humidity
here. It's about 85%, but it's a great shooter. I don't kid myself it's worth more than I
paid for it. There's a very narrow niche of Browning "collector grade" GP35s, unless
you inherited it, you know if your gun is one of these select few.

If you're worried you'll effect the value of your gun by 75 to 150$, then don't paint it.
If you're just sprucing up a shooter, then go for it.

 

[Kp321]

The version I heard was that Inglis reverse engineered an FN produced High Power rather than having the prints. Having the prints reproduced from memory makes a good story anyway.
If it was my pistol, I would keep it as is and buy an Israeli surplus pistol from Coles Distributing. The newer pistol will have an external extractor which is still produced as a spare part while the Inglis has an internal extractor which is very expensive to replace when it breaks. The Inglis was produced by a washing machine manufacturer and is a serviceable pistol but not as good as one produced by FN. I have around a dozen High Powers including two Inglis produced pistols but the one I shoot the most is an Israeli surplus. It is accurate and dependable and I don't worry about another scratch, it has plenty to start with!

 

[Monac]

Inglis did start by taking dimensions from existing FN High Power pistols, but they also got help from FN personnel; that is established fact.

Inglis was never a washing machine manufacturer. IIRC, the original Inglis firm was a boiler maker. They went out of business, and the Canadian Government did not bother changing the factory name when they took over the plant for arms manufacture. I think Inglis made Bren guns as well.