Browning Hi-Power - Users

Users

  • Argentina: Made under license and used by the military and police.
  • Australia: Mark III currently the general issue pistol for the Australian Defence Force.
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belgium: Adopted by the Belgian Army in 1935.
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Canada: Canadian Forces used pistols made by the John Inglis Co. of Ontario, Canada. Also used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • Republic of China: Used pistols made by the John Inglis Co. of Ontario, Canada.
  • People's Republic of China: Unlicensed copies were produced by Norinco.
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France: Used by Gendarmerie Nationale and French Air Force during first Indochina war and Algerian war.
  • Ghana
  • Greece: Used pistols made by the John Inglis Co. of Ontario, Canada.
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Hungary: Identical copy was produced.
  • India: Produced locally by Indian Ordnance Factory/Ishapore Arms using stamping dies from the former John Inglis manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Indonesia: General issue sidearm for Indonesian Armed Forces, especially by Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) naval tactical diver group and Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) army special forces group. Made under license by Pindad.
  • Iran: Used by Iranian Navy special forces.
  • Iraq
  • Ireland: Used by the Irish Defence Forces, since replaced by the Heckler & Koch USP.
  • Israel: Used by YAMAM. Produced locally.
  • Jamaica: Issued to officers of the Jamaica Defence Force.
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg: Replaced by Glock 17.
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia: General issue sidearms for senior-rank officers and special forces of military and police.
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Nazi Germany: Over 300,000 pistols were made for the Wehrmacht after the FN factory was seized by Germany. Pistols were designated the Pistole 640(b).
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea: Supplied by Australia.
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal Since 1935, by the gendarmerie Republican National Guard.
  • Rhodesia
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom: Adopted by the British Army in 1954 and by the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service in 1998.
  • United States: Used by the FBI Hostage Rescue Team.
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela
  • Zimbabwe

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