Mod «Browning Hi-Power» for Ravenfield (Build 25)

The Self-Loading Pistol 9 millimetre Mark 3 is the standard issue service pistol of the Australian Defence Force, a direct copy of the Browning Hi Power pistol (which has now been discontinued). Initially, the ‘High Power Pistol’ was designed by John M. Browning in 1925 and patented in the USA in 1927. This happened soon after Browning’s death. The design was acquired by the Belgian state-owned company FN Herstal, and improved by FN designer Dieudonne Saive. The resulting pistol was shelved until 1935, when the Belgian Army was ready to adopt a new sidearm. The HP was offered for trials and won, and was then adopted as the ‘Model 1935 Pistol’.