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Pete Ebbink · 11-13-2005, 10:58 AM

Honest or bogus...???

http://www.phoenixinvestmentarms.com/krieghoff45.htm

I only own one HK and have focused to Swiss collecting and know nothing about these late date HK's, but a couple of questions about this one that was for sale (and now is sold) are as follows :

1. The spacing of the chamber date numbers of "1945" seems more tightly bunched together than those 1945's shown in Gibson's book on page 187 and 188. Is this one wrong, are the two photo'd in Gibson wrong, or are both correct and differing variations ?

2. The transition of the bottom part of the trigger guard where is merges with the front grip strap is not shown in the web site photo as being that typical HK "v" shaped transition. Is this more rounded transition correct on a 1945 HK ?

3. If a 1945 HK should have the C-4 die type, shouldn't the bottom of the "O" in the word Krieghoff have more of a "v' shape to the bottom of the "O" ? The photo resolution and the whiting in the letters makes it diffucult to tell one way or the other.

11-13-2005, 10:58 AM	#23
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Honest or bogus...??? http://www.phoenixinvestmentarms.com/krieghoff45.htm I only own one HK and have focused to Swiss collecting and know nothing about these late date HK's, but a couple of questions about this one that was for sale (and now is sold) are as follows : 1. The spacing of the chamber date numbers of "1945" seems more tightly bunched together than those 1945's shown in Gibson's book on page 187 and 188. Is this one wrong, are the two photo'd in Gibson wrong, or are both correct and differing variations ? 2. The transition of the bottom part of the trigger guard where is merges with the front grip strap is not shown in the web site photo as being that typical HK "v" shaped transition. Is this more rounded transition correct on a 1945 HK ? 3. If a 1945 HK should have the C-4 die type, shouldn't the bottom of the "O" in the word Krieghoff have more of a "v' shape to the bottom of the "O" ? The photo resolution and the whiting in the letters makes it diffucult to tell one way or the other.