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The North American Arms Corporation (NAACO) Brigadier was developed to meet Canadian requirements for a service handgun in the aftermath of World War II. It was based largely on the FN GP35 Hi-Power self-loading pistol of 1935 but scaled up significantly. Whereas the Hi-Power used the 9 mm Para cartridge the NAACO Brigadier used a new long-case .45 round of much greater power than the then-standard .45 ACP.