Editing Browning Hi-Power (section)

===UK===
The '''L9A1''' was the British designation for the military version of the Hi-Power and is marked 'Pistol Automatic L9A1' on the left side of the slide.{{sfnp|Thompson|2020|p=47}} It started to replace Inglis variants in British service from the late 1960s, and the two types remained in service together until the Inglis variants were finally retired in the late 1980s. The L9A1 was upgraded with the more ergonomic Mk2 ambidextrous safety and grips. 

The L9A1 was also widely used by other Commonwealth armed forces.{{sfnp|Stevens|1996|p=202}} The Hi-Power was the pistol issued to all British Armed Forces throughout the [[Cold War]] era and up to Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/11/british-forces-afghanistan-glock-pistols | title=British forces to be equipped with Glock pistols for protection in Afghanistan | newspaper=The Guardian | date=11 January 2013 | last1=Norton-Taylor | first1=Richard }}</ref> 

It was phased out in 2013 and replaced with the [[Glock|Glock 17]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20978842 |title=Glock 17 9mm pistols replace Browning for UK forces |work=BBC News |date=2013-01-11 |access-date=2013-01-11 |last1=Wyatt |first1=Caroline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111084435/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20978842 |archive-date=2013-01-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>