WVsig & Rock, those are two of the prettiest Hi-Powers I've ever seen...I've been a long time fan of them since late '69, when I bought a NIB model for the princely sum of $125. It was a shooter, but never particularly accurate..groups running just under 3" at 25 yds from a rest...but the fit & finish, and reliability were unmatched.
Fast Fwd to 1970 when I was bunkered-in in northern lll Corp, flying FAC missions for 5th Special Forces units out of An Loc, Loc Ninh, and Song Be. I found an Army Sgt. with one, took it off his hands for $50 along with 3 mags and started carrying it in the airplane with me. I'd dearly wanted to take my HP with me, overseas, but the regs said no and I was too green to know that they could be bypassed.
That beat up Hi-Power was never out of arm's reach for the remainder of my 1st tour and spent a lot of nights in our slit trenches there at An Loc, listening to the tin cans rattling in the concertina as the little bas***ds slipped through the wire...and that Hi-Power got plenty of use. Now whether I ever hit anything it is another question, but it fed all the military ball I could scrounge for it.
I sold it off to my replacement, who promptly used it when shot down, garnering an Air Force Cross in the process. He actually got more with the HP than the air strike he was directing at the time. Fortunately, an Army Snake picked him up on a skid before the NVA got a chance at him.
Since then, 40+ years now, I've kept a look out for it...or its cousin...and never got lucky....Congrats on two very fine pistols...and sorry for this long-winded discussion on the HP's many good qualities.
Best Regards, Rod