I think it's just something HK experimented with that didn't sell well (to anyone), so they stopped offering it. I don't think it's a very convincing theory however. Example: A product displaying the Serial Number W-117683 was manufactured in 1970. Like they were going to do a big batch of camo, so they threw some civilian semi-auto models into the batch at the same time. It is just a retractable stock HK91 (A3 configuration) You can add such stock to any HK91. The first one or two digits of your Serial Number can identify what year your Miller product was manufactured - see example and the chart below. The only logical explanation for the "overrun" theory is that it was just an overrun for the paint batch. I've always just assumed that the HK91was a civilian market rifle, while military users always purchased and used selective-fire rifles, such as the G3 and HK33.I had the same thought. In other words, by the time the camouflage paint was applied to the rifle above, its receiver had been specifically manufactured and marked as a semi-auto. The HK91 has a semi-auto blocking shelf welded onto the rifle's receiver, which the G3 doesn't have, and this manufacturing operation takes place prior to any metal finishing. A question for those who are claiming that these rifles are Saudi or Bundeswehr contract overruns:ĭid the Saudis or West Germans ever issue an HK91 semi auto rifle?
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