Browning Hi-Power grips

The Browning Hi-Power (also known as FN GP-35 or Grande Puissance) originated from a 1920s French military requirement for a high-capacity 9mm service pistol. John Moses Browning, working with FN Herstal (Belgium), began development around 1921–1923, creating prototypes with locked-breech recoil and Dieudonné Saive's innovative staggered double-stack magazine for higher capacity without bulk

Browning filed the U.S. patent on June 28, 1923 (granted posthumously February 22, 1927). He died of a heart attack on November 26, 1926, at FN's workbench, leaving the project unfinished. Saive refined it extensively—incorporating M1911-inspired features after 1928 patent expiration—evolving through Grand Rendement (1928–1929) and final tweaks by 1934

Production started in 1935 at FN Herstal as the P-35 (Browning Hi-Power), boasting a 13-round magazine—nearly double contemporaries like the Colt M1911 or Walther P38—for superior firepower. Belgium adopted it first; France declined, choosing their own Model 1935

The single-action, short-recoil pistol became legendary for reliability, ergonomics, and military service in over 50 countries through WWII and beyond. Production continued until 2018, with modern revivals like the 2022 FN High Power

The grips are compatible with various modifications of the Hi-Power model:

• Browning Hi-Power Standard (pre 1954, 1954+)
• Browning Hi-Power Mk I (1935-1954)
• Browning Hi-Power Mk II (Ambi, 1982+)
• Browning Hi-Power Mk III (1988+)
• Browning Hi-Power Practical
• FN Hi-Power (1954-2017)
• Springfield Armory SA-35 (2021+)
• EAA Girsan MC P35 (Standard, Match)
• EAA Girsan MC P35 OPS
• Tisas Regent BR9