Not mine and no affiliation. A beautiful KA date code P9S SG3! With two kids in college, I have to enjoy this one vicariously so I'm more than happy to tip off the HKPro community about this one. But, some day...
Good eye. Main production ended around 1985 but HK continued assembling individual pistols into the '90s using leftover parts. You can find some real oddities with date codes that start with K. This is one of those special pistols likely assembled for a special customer in Germany long after production ceased.
Having non-buyers remorse on the 45ACP package, I put a "low" bid of $5k to get the auction moving. I have a good idea to the reserve on GB, but I'm on the fence to keep bidding. Someone PLEASE buy it so I don't!
You could buy that setup 5 times over in Germany for that money. Heck, you could pay for all the import/export, fly over and pick them up yourself, drink all the German beer you like and still have money left over.
Your comparing a used pistol to a NIB package that has everything. $16,500 is more than most of us can pay, but I'm happy for the buyer (customer of mine) who can afford to own one of the rarest P9s Group III 45ACP packages out there.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm very happy to see that the seller got a gun he obviously really wanted. I, like others in this thread, was simply amazed at the final price it went for being import marked.
I wouldn't call it one of the rarest P9S packages out there; there were a lot of SG3s produced. The dual-caliber 9mm/.45 SG comes to mind as one of the rarest.
In the end they ain't exactly making any more of 'em, that's for sure! Congrats to both parties!
I prefer the naked slide, we all know HK made it, the lack of the import mark just just makes it more rare. Many more were imported with an import mark vs naked right slide. Beautiful gun, just to rich for my blood.
Surprised by the final price as well, I was thinking it would go for 8 to 9K.
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