This FN High Power is chambered in 9mm Luger and carries serial VM0071xx. It is the black model, FN part number 66-100256, built on the 4.7 inch cold hammer forged barrel with a recessed target crown, and it is a used pistol in excellent condition. It comes with six 17 round magazines, four more than the two FN supplies with the gun, and with two sets of grips, the black panels fitted and a spare set in tan. The trigger is a smooth single action breaking at about five pounds, the sights are adjustable all black irons, and the controls are fully ambidextrous, with an ambidextrous slide stop and safety lever and a reversible magazine release. The hammer is the rounded serrated pattern and the frame carries the extended beavertail.
FN introduced the original High Power in 1935, from a design by John Browning that was completed after his death by Dieudonne Saive at FN Herstal. The name came from its thirteen round magazine, close to twice what rival service pistols of the day held, and from 1935 it was the only 9mm self loader available with a double stack detachable magazine until the middle of the 1960s. It went on to serve the armed forces of more than fifty countries, and FN ended production in 2018 after eighty two years. FN brought the name back in 2022, but the current High Power is an entirely new design rather than a revival of the old gun, and shares no parts with its predecessor. FN raised the magazine to seventeen rounds, deleted the magazine disconnect, fitted an extended beavertail and a rounded hammer to cure the hammer bite the original was known for, enlarged the ejection port, made the controls ambidextrous and changed the takedown to a captive lever.
Specifications
Manufacturer: FN
Model: FN High Power
Part number: 66-100256
Action: Single action, hammer fired
Caliber: 9mm Luger
Capacity: 17+1
Serial: VM0071xx
Barrel: 4.7 inches, cold hammer forged, recessed target crown
Overall length: 8 inches
Weight: 40 ounces
Sight radius: 6.37 inches
Sights: Adjustable all black iron sights
Controls: Ambidextrous slide stop and safety lever, reversible magazine release
Finish: Black
Condition: Used, excellent
Magazines: Six 17 round magazines
Included: FN zippered soft case, owner’s manual, six magazines, and a spare set of tan grips
