Yes, and there are many single action semi auto pistols out there. The M1911, for instance, and earlier examples of the Browning P35 Hi Power.
See the Browning website- customer service. Date of prodcution by serial number listing.
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Browning has made the P35 in 40 S&W
A Browning Hi Power
They refer to this handgun as the browning model BDA (browning double action auto) pistol.
PROBABLY the P35, or "Hi-Power", from the early 1950's. It was first imported under the Browning name in 1954, so if it has the Browning markings you can pin it to that year. sales@countrygunsmith.net
No such model made by Browning.
This would be a Browning Challenger .22 pistol made in 1970.
yes
Exactly how is the pistol marked? 9mm browning serial number 72C44338
Browning, FN, and Inglis really describe different products. I assume you are referring to the Inglis version of the FN P35 pistol. Inglis, in Canada, did not begin manufacture until 1940 with 100% of production going to military channels. There would not really be a 'retail' price. The FN-manufactured 'Browning Hi-Power' commercial pistol was not introduced to the US market until 1955. Pistols sold before then would have been FN commercial pistols or surplused military pistols imported through secondary channels.