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$1000 will get you either a brand new hi power or a damn nice older one. I've had a couple Mk 3s and they're ok. Newer ones have cast frames and are assembled in portugul, not that any of that is a knock against the quality. In the early 60s they moved from an internal extractor like a 1911 to an external extractor like most other handspoons. In the 70s they started using spur hammers, stiffer springs and better metal. Over the last 30 years or so the finish options have been either parkerized and painted or a nice blued finish. Up into the 90s they were being sold to militaries and they were making a lot more so the civilian price wasn't so high. Now they make a lot less and so they're pretty expensive new.
If I were to buy another hi power it would probably be an older blued one. If you have fat hands you'll want one with a spur hammer.
They had a beautiful 1976 bhp at cabelas last week for $699 but I couldn't pull the trigger and when I went back to get it 2 days later it was gone.
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