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Specifications

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Dimensions & mass

Mass: 915 g (32 oz)¹
Length: 199 mm (7.8 in)¹
Barrel length: 118 mm (4.65 in)¹
Height: 127.5 mm (5.01 in)¹

Performance

Rate of fire: Semi-automatic¹
Muzzle velocity: 335 m/s(1,100 ft/s) ( 9mm )¹
Effective firing range: 50 m (54.7 yd)¹

Systems & armament

Cartridge: 7.65×21mm Parabellum 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W¹
Action: Short recoil operated tilting barrel¹
Feed system: Detachable box magazine 10, 13, 15 or 17 rounds ( 9mm ) 20 or 30 rounds made by Rhodesia ( 9mm ) 10 rounds ( .40 S&W )¹

Programme

Wars: World War II Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Palestine war Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Falklands War The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Yugoslav Wars Kivu Conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Libyan Crisis Syrian Civil War¹
Designer: John Browning Dieudonné Saive¹
Designed: 1914–1935¹
Produced: 1935-2018; 2022–present¹
No. built: 1,500,000+¹
Variants: See Variants¹
Reported operator · Argentina: Argentina¹
Reported operator · Bahrain: Bahrain

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

Browning Hi-Power · Wikipedia revision 1376696733 ↗
Type
Infobox · Type
Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin
Infobox · Place of origin
Belgium United States
In service
Infobox · In service
1935–present
Used by
Infobox · Used by
See Users
Wars
Infobox · Wars
World War II Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Palestine war Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Falklands War The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Yugoslav Wars Kivu Conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Libyan Crisis Syrian Civil War
Designer
Infobox · Designer
John Browning Dieudonné Saive
Designed
Infobox · Designed
1914–1935
Manufacturer
Infobox · Manufacturer
FN Herstal Browning Arms Company Fabricaciones Militares John Inglis and Company
Produced
Infobox · Produced
1935-2018; 2022–present
No. built
Infobox · No. built
1,500,000+
Variants
Infobox · Variants
See Variants
Mass
Infobox · Mass
915 g (32 oz)
Length
Infobox · Length
199 mm (7.8 in)
Barrel length
Infobox · Barrel length
118 mm (4.65 in)
Height

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Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.

Observation / report period	Value	Source	Claim state
28 Sept 2026	0.199 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded

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