The pistol has evolved? Different materials, for better or worse... Nylon 6 vs steel, nylon 6 doesnt rust, but it sure can be deformed a lot easier..
striker vs. hammer, same diff. They work differently but do the same thing, propel a spike forward with the power of a spring, where the spring is located is about the only difference. Not sure any are a clear winner, just different.
ONE big difference though is that most of the "modern fighting pistols", ok.. of the ones out there, militaries have adpoted the glock, the cz 75, .. any others I'm missing?
Glock - grip angle doesnt work for everyone.. so it may or may not be an improvement over the 80 year old design of the BHP.
Cz75 - plastic or steel, same diff and hammer fired, so its a matter of materials and a different design (that has its plusses and minuses as well)
jr24 - actually it was to anyone getting hammer bite. I've owned several bhps, from very early post war (47ish), to my inglis, to a couple produced in the 90's, an FM in there too... I wont own one without a loop hammer now. This inglis, by far, is my favorite.. followed by the 47ish one I stupidly sold...