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James K · April 17, 1999, 04:06 PM

The 1935 Browning GP (High Power) is not double action, although it looks in pictures like it should be. It does not and never did have a grip safety, nor did the Browning 1900. The Colt Mode M did, and so did the M1910/1922 Brownings.

The grip safety was usually put on in the early days not to prevent the gun from firing when dropped (though some did that) but to make sure the shooter's hand was out of the way of the slide. Some shooters (like U.S. cavalry troops) had the habit of holding a revolver rather high and got hurt with trial pistols without grip safeties.

April 17, 1999, 04:06 PM	#8
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The 1935 Browning GP (High Power) is not double action, although it looks in pictures like it should be. It does not and never did have a grip safety, nor did the Browning 1900. The Colt Mode M did, and so did the M1910/1922 Brownings. The grip safety was usually put on in the early days not to prevent the gun from firing when dropped (though some did that) but to make sure the shooter's hand was out of the way of the slide. Some shooters (like U.S. cavalry troops) had the habit of holding a revolver rather high and got hurt with trial pistols without grip safeties.