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  1. 10-30-2007 03:16 PM #1
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    Im just wondering why HK decided to name it Mark 23, were Mark 1 - 22 taken? I have never heard of another HK Pistol being named Mark anything, so why 23?
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    there was a MK22, but it was not a HK, it was I "think" a S&W semi auto model 39 supressed called the Hush Puppy
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    Well, my guess would be that "Extended & Threaded Barreled USP With Separate Silent Decocker That Uses Magazines That Won't Work In Other USPs But Has A Better Trigger and Slightly Taller Sights" (ETBUWSSDTUMTWWIOUBHBTSTS) was too long and just didn't sound very good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aron81 View Post
    Well, my guess would be that "Extended & Threaded Barreled USP With Separate Silent Decocker That Uses Magazines That Won't Work In Other USPs But Has A Better Trigger and Slightly Taller Sights" (ETBUWSSDTUMTWWIOUBHBTSTS) was too long and just didn't sound very good.

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    We could nickname it the "ETBUW". :D
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    I think it would have been cool if they had called it the USP-SOCOM or something. In keeping with the rest of their "USP_____" designations. Its similar enough that they probably could have done it.

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    HK didn't name it, the US Navy gave it this designation.
    And that is nothing unusual for HK guns....just look at the G3, MP5, P7, etc.
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    Coincided with serialization (i.e., 23-XXXX or 23-XXXXXX)?

    Gocad correct- USN designated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aron81 View Post
    Well, my guess would be that "Extended & Threaded Barreled USP With Separate Silent Decocker That Uses Magazines That Won't Work In Other USPs But Has A Better Trigger and Slightly Taller Sights" (ETBUWSSDTUMTWWIOUBHBTSTS) was too long and just didn't sound very good.

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