The H&R H&K Intersection

I was today old when I found out that Harrington & Richardson (H&R) was the U.S. importer for Heckler & Koch from around 1965 to 1973. This included the HK33-derived T223 submitted for U.S. Navy trials for use with the SEALs, the caliber-fluid HK4 pistol, and early MP5s, HK11 MGs, and G3s for mil/LE use. After that, SACO in Arlington, Virginia, did it for a couple of years; then, by 1977, HK took control and established its own U.S.-based subsidiary. I knew HK had been in the states as early as the mid-1960s, but didn’t know it was because of H&R. The more you know, eh?

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