Lot 261

A cased Heckler & Koch Mod. HK 4, factory-engraved and part-gilt, with three interchangeable barrels

Fine Antique and Modern Firearms | A78s | Live auction | 627 Lots

Hammer price € 5,800

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Description

Cal. .22 l.r. / 6,35mm / 7,65mm Browning / 9mm kurz, Nr. 15001, 104797, 106580, 107344, Barrel number 103641. Proof mark 1973. All parts with rich hand-engraved arabesques, blued breechblock, gilt plaques and trigger, black anodised duralumin grip. One-piece walnut grip panel with scrolling leaves and gilt monogram plaque "KP". Magazine with shoe. Presented in a brown leather case, dimensions 21 x 15 x 6 cm, English manual and original test target in the lid, a spare magazine and tool with cleaning chain in the green base. Matching-numbered original box.
All three interchangeable barrels - in cal. 6.35 no. 104797, cal. 7,65 mm no. 107344, cal. 9 mm short no. 106580 - in separate boxes which are packed with cleaning equipment in a matching-numbered original box.
The weapon was owned by a former HK employee, engraved by HK factory engraver Schleicher. Supposedly only ten pistols with such engravings were made. The conspicuous number 15001, here unusually placed next to the trigger guard, originates from the onset of the serial production.
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Our auction "Fine Antique and Modern Firearms from 5 centuries" includes 628 lots. The descriptions are in German, with English translations of objects above a certain threshold. The printed catalogue has approx. 300 pages on high-gloss paper in the format 21x21 cm. In our high-quality thread-bound catalogue with hardback (wipeable), all lots are illustrated in color.