Wow!

 

I'm so confused. How is the close to a $13,000 pistol? Yes nighthawk makes great stuff but is this somehow different than all the hi powers they customized? Shouldn't this be a $3-$4000 pistol?

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Well....it did come with an extra magazine, a pistol lock, a spare set of grip panels, a really nice nylon pistol case and....a really cool '..NIGHTHAWK CUSTOM..' decal....so there's that.

 

Thats crazy! The right two people we're bidding on that one.

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The right two dummies you mean!

 

Well, the ad said that it was "extremely rare."

 

$13,000 BHPs are extremely rare.

 

I bet it gets reposted. They are still available from Nighthawk for $3200.

 

Thank you for posting this. As I swore they were still available and depending upon options $3-4,000. People are either out of their minds with the gun market or those two had a lot of laughs with no intention to pay.

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I gotta go with 'people are out of their minds'.

It's kinda pretty, but that beaver tail... and those billboards!

 

I had been following this Gunbroker auction for a nice Nighthawk Custom Hi Power for a few days. Sold this evening for $13,025.00. Most I had seen some sell in the past for around $4k+. Almost 120 bids, mostly between two bidders, I guess neither one could stop bidding.

EXTREMELY RARE! NIGHTHAWK CUSTOM HI-POWER .9MM NO RESERVE - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 883483188

Damn I need to sell mine

 

That was the craziest auction I have ever scene. I just happened to call NH last week to inquire availability and was advised they do not sell the HP but more than happy to work on a customers.

 

Either nefarious circumstances or just nuts

 

It's good to stick to your price ceiling, there's always another gun (unless it's an original Colt Walker or 7th cavalry SAA).

 

The fourth highest bidder was at $4050, the third highest dropped out after bidding $4100. Then the last two bidders ran it from $4125 up to the final selling price of $13,025.

From what I have seen on GB, the around $4000 range is the expected selling price for Nighthawk Custom Hi Powers. I was surprised to see it go over $5000, but OK...high but still within reason. Then amazed watching the sale and the two bidders run the price up.

 

Two stupid people for sure, they've obviously never handled one of those.
When I bought my 69 T Series the gun shop had one and I was able to compare them side by side, the T had a much better trigger in comparison and it's stock!
I thought $4k was way too much personally, they ain't that special. I was not impressed.

 

I had been following this Gunbroker auction for a nice Nighthawk Custom Hi Power for a few days. Sold this evening for $13,025.00 ...

Wow, it is not even gold plated. I guess maybe a gold bead on the front sight.

I am going to hold out for Gaddafi's Hi-Power.

 

Sold to someone who has much more money than sense.

Remember what PT Barnum said.

 

Damn? I have handled and shot these and they are good guns but not worth the asking price IMO, and 13k is insane

 

Seems that some people have more money than sense.

 

Simple, yet somewhat rare case of two bidders wanting something, getting lost in the race, and money didn't matter.

 

For those who want one, NH will work on your HP. The package which includes the ski slope beavertail is 2495 and without the beavertail is minus 300. Current wait time is 8 months. Ask for Bob at NH

 

But it wont be stamped "Nighthawk Customs", so it will essentially be a clone of this pistol. I'm not saying it was worth $13K, but it IS rare in the sense that it was a very limited run of production and will never be produced again. So, in twenty years, the buyer may get half his money back out of it...in fifty years he may get it all back.😉

 

I wonder what the serial number for this pistol is/was?

 

The serial number is NHCB160676, as FlightMedic notes, these were a select group of Hi Powers ordered by Nighthawk through Browning and FN. From the article noted below, NH ordered from Browning and were shipped directly to NH by FN for finishing and serial numbers.

From Guns America Digest, Feb 2, 2017
"Nighthawk negotiated with Browning to have guns shipped to Nighthawk directly from the factory in Belgium. Browning also agreed to make specific modifications in the manufacturing process. The pistols that Nighthawk receives are unfinished in the white and with a bald slide with no sight cuts. This allows Nighthawk to cut the dovetails to their specifications for both the front and rear sights. A second change is the location of the serial number. Browning relocated the serial number from the frontstrap of the grip to the right side of the slide. Each Nighthawk Hi Power also has a custom serial number with an NHCB prefix indicating it is a Nighthawk Custom Browning. This was an important modification as it allowed Nighthawk to texture the frontstrap without having to work around the serial number."

Link to to the article
https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/...a.com/digest/perfecting-mr-brownings-pistol-full-review-nighthawk-hi-power-9mm/

Image showing the NH serial number

 

I wish I could find it, I recently saw a John Wick Glock over 13,000 and still in auction status

 

$9000 extra for the Nighthawk logo?

 

If a couple of highly competitive and independently wealthy guys were each putting together the ultimate High Power collection, perhaps maybe this Nighthawk would be worth it. I'd love to have one with Belgian Congo markings... I'd also like to pay under $400 for it!

 

Hey guys! I just bought the $13000 NHC hi power. I went outside and puked when I saw I won the auction. My wife thinks her explorer got stolen. Little does she know that I sold it to pay for the gun. I think I am in deep doo doo. What’s the opinion of everyone on this idea. How about I put this gun back up for auction and hope it sells for more than $13000 and take my earning and buy the old lady a new car before she finds out what I’ve done.

 

B.S. You did NOT...get $13,000 for a Ford Explorer!!

 

Use your '..skills..' as a crafty bidder and get the very best divorce lawyer in town...before your wife wins the action (and gets your $13,000 Nighthawk Hi Power in the settlement as a bonus)