![]() ![]() (Actually, Tisas also manufactures 1911 and Beretta-type clones, among the others, in calibers ranging from 9mm to. Manufacturing by Browning stopped about two years ago, but like many other iconic objects the HP35 returned to the spotlight, and this is thanks to the Turkish Tisas company that produces a clone called Zigana 14, or ZIG 14, available in blued or stainless steel versions. Initially proposed to the French army, that never adopted it, the HP35 quickly became the issue sidearm in over 50 countries including Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Belgium and over a million were made. The original design of the gun is the work of John Moses Browning himself, and after his death in 1926, the project was completed and perfected by Dieudonne Saive. ![]() The Browning HP35 was one of the first successful double-stack 9mm pistols and was produced from 1935 to 2017. ![]() This is the case of the 9mm ZIG 14, a Turkish-made copy of the venerable Browning HP35. So, even if we know that things have changed in the last 30-40 years, knowing that somewhere handguns are still manufactured the old-fashioned way warms our heart. Some of us here at all4shooters are old-timey gun fans who still consider with a barely concealed bit of horror modern things such as polymer frames and Picatinny rails. The gun is entirely made of steel, with wood grips.
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