Fabrique Nationale ~ Hi-Power ″German Occupation″ ~ 9mm Luger

Cal. 9mm Luger. S# 184698. Bbl. 4 5/8". High Power semi-automatic pistol mfg. by Fabrique Nationale while under German occupation, circa. December of 1942 to August of 1944. The left side of the slide is marked "FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE/ HERSTAL BELGIQUE/ BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE". Left side of the frame, slide, and bbl. exhibit an Eagle/WaA140 proof. Metal components exhibit a reapplied blue finish overall, save for on the bbl., which has been cleaned and polished in-the-white. Frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered wood grips. Thumbprint slide features a fixed half-moon blade front sight, with a dovetailed U-notch rear sight. All serialized parts are matching in the "stacked" fashion, and include the frame, slide, and bbl. MAGS: 1 blued 13-rd. mag. with blued split tail floorplate, marked with a faint Eagle/WaA140 proof on the spine. CONDITION: metal components retain bountiful amounts of their reapplied blue finish, exhibiting some spots of light wear and thinning (primarily on edges), with some scattered superficial handling marks, and scattered spots of light to mild pitting beneath the bluing overall. Bright bore, exhibiting consistent mild pitting and areas of moderate pitting, while retaining strong rifling throughout. Grips show some smoothing, as well as some scattered marks from handling and storage, with the right panel exhibiting a chip by the mag. release button.