Hello. There is a dedicated area for German Militaria. Under FORUMS scroll past all the k98k forums, next will be related... and you will see WW2 German Militaria, endless info there. As for the RAD Hewer i would walk away. There appears to be ghosting around the letters, more so on the...
Thank you for the details. I gather it is a good one then? IT is long gone. Always questioned the HALO around the HK logo. Never seen bevore. Books or otherwise. Sticking with the SIMSON. Jury out on HK. No Bbl. pics
Good day; I was new and very unknowing at the time of owning this HK, Still scratching my head when i look at the pictures. I trust my Simson/Suhl more than the HK. I guess still unknowing on this one. lol
Check for a hole drilled under left grip panel near trigger. If there, it had a mag. safety and the slot in the side panel got nicely filled in and new grip plate added. Both of mine are filled in but one still has the original grip panel that was period mod. to fit over the mag. safety which...
This is very interesting. I do have Mr. Gibson's book and more, but the discussion's here are a great learning experience. I at one time owned a 1943 HK that had a lower serial # (113xx)than the posted 1942 HK. I must find the pictures and post them
Great research. I've been wondering for a very long time. There was speculation that the letters stood for Krieghoff/Ulbricht (rework and reissue) and Kustenflieger staffeln. Your findings in my opinion are correct.
Thank you for the reply, panzerjaeger. To add, i thought the chamber was touched up because the bottom of the birds an # are too shiny.. i asked and he does not know who did it. Was asking $2999 canuck.. Did pass