The Inglis really is a "Clone" of the FN Hi-Power!
A handful of drawings and some assistance from England and Designers from FN got the gun into Canadian production but not without a whole lot of teething issues.
By the time this one was cranked out in late 1944 they had all the bobbles ironed out.
In contrast, the Hungarian FEG isn't a "Clone", it is a reverse engineered copy which has seen its own teething issues and a product improvement program that continued throughout production.
By the time this one came off the line, they too had most issues worked out but production was also on the vege of ending.
The Hungarians never did come up to standards on internal components, The small parts metallurgy is just sufficient, but the large components are quite well mastered and in some ways better than the original, i.e. beefier dimensions where needed and very good chrome lined barrels.
Mine looks like a 1973 series Hi-Power because I replaced all the internals with FN parts.
FEG produced some pistols with spur hammers, most came with ring hammers as did mine, probably so because ring hammers are considered in military circles as easier to decock than the spur type hammer.
I have found the spur hammer eliminates the nasty habit Hi-Powers have of biting their uers so I installed one on my gun.
The slide stop is a Hungarian modification designed to eliminate slide wear and slide stop failure.
The smaller slide stop notch on the slide is a bonus that virtually eliminates slide peening and cracking in that area which is fairly common on well used Hi-Powers.
The Hungarian short slide stop set up is not compatible with the FN long style slide stop nor can it be replaced with an FN long style slide stop unless the slide is also replaced at the same time with the larger slide stop cut out type.
Not recommended due to cost issues, however, the short slide stop can be fitted and made to work on FN style pistols with fair results.
An extended safety was added, I hated it and returned to the small FN style.
The sights on this pistol are way better than a 1973 original.
The original magazines are just barely useable, replace them with FN or Mec-Gar.
I paid $250 for this pistol and spent another hundred and a half getting it sorted out.
I did an identical pistol for a friend of mine at the same time.
It isn't really necessary to do the work I did on the gun.
For most shooters these pistols will run fine as is unless you intend to run loads of ammo through the gun or you want to make sure it is just as functional a hundred years from now,,,
