[Serpico1985]

Noticed a odd marking/letters on my P30s slide. It's on the underside of the muzzle area of the slide, two capital letters "AD". Can anyone advise what the letters mean? I may have missed it but I haven't seen this discussed before.

Here's a picture of what I'm talking about:

Serial number for the pistol is 129-037___ BC date code.

Thanks

 

[The_Crow]

It stands for Accidental Discharge. It lets them know that this gun is defective and prone to not being as safe as it should be. Send it to me and I will be sure it gets disposed of properly.

 

[burtontester]

date code

 

[balance]

Mine had letters there as well. I think mine had "AD" as well.

It isn't a date code.

AD = 2003

The P30 wasn't released until 2006.

I was curious as well, but I never asked the question. I'm interested what they stand for.

 

[Serpico1985]

There is also a "F9" on the underside of my barrel in the same type. I'm thinking they are batch ID's for a particular set of barrels, slides, etc. Can anyone confirm that or correct it? It's not a date code.

 

[Pistol Shooter]

It stands for Accidental Discharge. It lets them know that this gun is defective and prone to not being as safe as it should be. Send it to me and I will be sure it gets disposed of properly.

That's just plain mean but very funny. LMAO. :300000000:

 

[RHINOWSO]

Mine is a BA date code and has a 'T' marking there, although it could also be an 'L'.

Maybe it has something to do with the action type / model of the P30? Mine is a P30 LEM, no stupid external safety. :wink:

 

[twpayne75]

Mine is a BA date code and has a 'T' marking there, although it could also be an 'L'.

Maybe it has something to do with the action type / model of the P30? Mine is a P30 LEM, no stupid external safety. :wink:

Just checked my BA coded P30 LEM (started life as V2). It has the "T" also. Never noticed it before.

 

[Spike785]

My USP has AW there, HK45 - D, HK45c - AP. So obviously the USP is for use in arctic warfare, the HK45 for dumb, and the HK45c is any purpose.

 

[DaZe831]

Weird. My p30 has no marking

 

[Apollo11]

I was told it's a batch code for the slides; the barrels have the marking too.

 

[azimuth]

You guys didn't get the decoder ring, did you?

 

[KevinCa316]

Mine has a W or an M

 

[Serpico1985]

Thank you Apollo11, thats what I figured. I'm still going to call HKUSA on Monday to confirm.

 

[Serpico1985]

For anyone interested I called and spoke with HK USA today. They confirmed that markings on the slide (AD) and barrel (F9) are batch ID's.

Carry on.