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Unread 03-14-2004, 08:36 PM   #6
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Coupling Link. Please note the LWaA stamp location. This is somewhat consistent throughout the HK manufacturing years:




Front Sight Details. Notice both the base and the blade. Both are correct for 9mm Production. If a .30 Luger (.30) blade were to be inserted into this base, the blade base would be incorrect, as HK 9mm and .30 blade lengths varied.







Flame Hardening. This area is one of the most mis-understood in HK collecting. Therefore, the following images have been electronically enhanced to you can see what areas are correct to be flame hardened by the HK manufacturing process. However, please note â?? flame hardening is NOT an exact art â?? so what you see here, may not be the EXACT details you see on your Krieghoff. And yet â?? for that â?? many forgers have mastered the â??artâ? of duplicating Krieghoff flame hardening â?? so DO NOT use this feature to determine whether your HK is original or not.

OK â?? here goesâ?¦â?¦.

Rear of frame. Notice the darkened area. This is called a â??thumb-printâ? and is found at the rear of the frame.




Another area was the â??rampsâ? on the frame. Again, it was hardened to minimize the wear on the ramps:




And lastly, the toggles themselves, where they contacted the ramps â?? were hardened. In the image below â?? it would be at the right/bottom, where the â??blueâ? is slightly off (bluer):




And this is what it looks like:




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