{"product_id":"the-browning-highpower-pistol-9781472838094","title":"The Browning HighPower Pistol","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis title explores the history of the accurate and reliable Browning High-Power Pistol, which was considered the world''s standard for a semi-automatic combat pistol for half a century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking its debut in 1935, the Browning High-Power was the world''s most widely used military pistol for much of the 20th century. Military and law-enforcement agencies in more than 90 countries have issued the High-Power and it has seen combat in conflicts from World War II through to the War on Terror. After conquering Belgium, Nazi Germany produced more than 300,000 High-Powers for use by the Waffen-SS, \u003ci\u003eFallschirmjäger,\u003c\/i\u003e and others, and after 1945 the High-Power became standard for most NATO-armed forces as well as scores of others.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chambered for the 9×19mm Luger cartridge, John Browning''s High-Power improved on the classic Colt M1911 design, especially in its use of a far simpler takedown system. The pistol''s innovative 13-round magazine, designed by Dieudonné Saiv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Development Use Impact Conclusion Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867216720215,"sku":"9781472838094","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-browning-highpower-pistol-9781472838094","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}