Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the pistols category.
01 / Overview
Browning Hi-Power
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1935–2018
Quantity
1,500,000
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PISTOLS · INTERWAR PERIOD
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the pistols category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Production Year1935
- Service Entry Year1935
- DesignerJohn Browning, Dieudonné Saive
- Weight (Empty)0.915 kg
◈Cartridge & Calibre7MOD.7
- Cartridge* 7.65×21mm Parabellum * 9×19mm Parabellum * .40 S&W
- Calibre9 mm
- Case Length19.15 mm
- Calibre Class9 mm
- Bullet Weight8 g
- RimfireNo
- Caseless AmmunitionNo
▣Operation7MOD.7
- Action TypeShort Recoil
- Fire Modessemi‑automatic
- Select FireNo
- Feed SystemDetachable Magazine
- Magazine Capacity13
- Trigger Typesingle‑action
- Safety Typethumb safety
◇Ballistics2MOD.2
- Muzzle Velocity335 m/s
- Effective Range (point)50 m
◆Barrel & Sights6MOD.6
- Barrel Length118 mm
- Rifling Twist1:10 in (known)
- Sight Typefixed iron sights
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
- Threaded BarrelNo
▤Construction7MOD.7
- Overall Length199 mm
- Receiver Materialsteel
- Furniture Materialwood or polymer
- Folding / Collapsing StockNo
- Bullpup LayoutNo
- Ambidextrous ControlsNo
- Modularityinterchangeable frames and slides across generations
⬢Features4MOD.4
▲Additional Dimensions1MOD.1
- Height127.5 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1927First deployment: Chinese Civil War
- 1935Production started
- 2018Production ended
91
years in service
83
years in production
1,500,000
units produced
89
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
BROWNING HI-POWER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN10% win
Total Conflicts
10
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
2001–2021War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)—→1990–Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)—→1979–1992Salvadoran Civil War—→1975–1990Lebanese Civil War—→1968–1989Communist insurgency in Malaysia—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→1954–1962Algerian War—→1950–1953Korean War—→1946–1954First Indochina War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
06 / MASS Score
PISTOLS RANKING Pistols · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within thePistolscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A firearm feed system where ammunition is stored in a separate container (magazine) that can be removed and replaced, enabling rapid reloading.
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Short recoil is a firearm operating mechanism where the barrel and slide move together for a short distance after firing, then separate to complete extraction, ejection, and chambering.
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