For what it's worth: I know two collectors that sold their 1945 HK's 15 to 25 years ago because they believed they were not correct. One of them told me a story about a guy who died and when he went into the dead man's workshop he found numerous receivers dated 1945, along with other HK parts. The man who died was an machinest. This man said he saw this and I have no doubt that he made numerous 1945 dated HK's. This took place 40 to 50 years ago. So, perhaps there are some real 1945 HK and this man used one of them as his model, but from what I was told and from the source ( a highly reputable collector), I believe a lot of the 1945 HK's are outright fakes. -- Bill
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