Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Old member returns only to find watch thread stillactive...

[Dennis Liu (BigHeadDennis]

Willi wrote:

>Me too. I had one of the first H&K 93's sold to civilians back in the late
1960s. I paid $225.00 for it new from a place on Hawthorne Blvd. in L.A. A
very nice weapon, and if you hacked the lower receiver, it would fire full
auto. (So i've heard) But it was kind if bulky, so traded it for an H&K 91
in .223 with a folding stock. Both outstanding assault weapons. While I was
with Anaheim PD, I carried an old Walther PPK in a leg holster. I never had
to use it, but I knew it would never let me down. My life was worth the
extra money.
 
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Hmmm...  An HK 91 is 7.62mm/.308Win, while the 93 is 5.56mm/.223Rem.  The a
nice HK91A3 with the folding stock, bipod, scope, HK-multi-purpose sling and
10 extra mags, all stuffed into a soft bag slung over one's shoulder... It's
hard to beat that as a "when the big trouble comes, grab this bag FIRST."

"The rifle that started the young company on its way to becoming the
preeminent tactical firearms manufacturer during the latter half of the 20th
century was known as the G3.  In the early 1970s, before semiautomatic
copies of select fire battle rifles or "assault weapons" became really
popular, Heckler & Koch adapted the model 91 as a semiautomatic counterpart
to the G3 that was deemed importable into the United States until 1989.  The
most prolific of the HK90 series to be imported, the 91 was on its way to
becoming the most popular rifle import from HK, beating out the 93 in U.S.
sales by almost 20 to 1.  
Almost identical to the G3 externally, with only the select fire internals
missing, the flipper magazine release deleted, the front pushpin area
replaced with the "shelf" and the grenade launching ring omitted from the
barrel, the HK91 was considered the "Rolls Royce"  of battle rifle copies.
Introduced at a staggering price of $400 or so dollars at the time, they
were unbeknown to most, a significant investment, with most genuine examples
bringing now close to $2000 used."
 
For more great info on HK stuff:

http://www.hkpro.com



Vty,

--Dennis