1988 HK91

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Just picked this up this week. It's in pieces now since it needs some work. II date code HK91 that was formerly desert camouflage. Previous owner stripped the finish (mostly) and repainted it black. Furniture is desert camo spray painted black.

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There are a couple spots with small remnants of the desert camo on the receiver but most of it was stripped to parkerizing and repainted. Original trigger group is missing as well, had a butchered G3 SEF housing on it.

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I figured this one would be a project but there's more to do than I initially thought. Furniture is probably salvageable but without the original trigger group and the camo finish stripped from the receiver I think this will end up getting refinished in black. Might be worth having a paddle mag release added since it needs a refinish anyways.
 
Nice acquisition--- keep us updated on the build process. :)
Can you PM me the full serial number (strictly confidential) for the Firearms Reference Data? ;)

Tony
 
Albeit I'm partial to the few II and IH date code desert camo pattern HK91s & 93s that were imported, I agree with you that at this point to add a paddle mag release added and have it properly refinished in HK Black (with a proper undercoat primer around the ejection port to secure the black topcoat finish and help prevent it from chipping away from ejected brass 'kisses' - as shown). I'd go the further step of having a G3 front sight w/grenade launcher feature added and have this gun remarked to G3. With this 'high' SerNo., to top it off, I'd add the latest plastic 4-position burst trigger housing and find an ambi-semi-auto trigger group that I could swap out with one of my registered burst packs, essentially make this a F/A host gun. The desert camo furniture would be swapped out with proper black furniture as I believe you will always have that desert tan injection-molded color rearing its tan base color in the future.

Does the SEF trigger housing have the original desert tan plastic grip? If so, then I'd perhaps have this gun stripped and professionally restored to its desert camo 'zigzag' paint scheme...down to every finite detail, inside and out.

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Tailflash, your camo 91 is the only one Ive seen in many years with intact paint. Most of them are safe queens, but that paint jast didn't hold up.

SR
 
@MMissile Most of the pics you see out there are taken under artificial light and I agree, the 'yellow' paint (pictures taken this way) can be ugly as F.

This should be better on your eyes:

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Tony -- sent you a pm.

I am already working on stripping the black paint off the furniture. I am sure someone would be interested in it given the scarcity. Tan base color plastic seems fine and the green paint is pretty much immune to the paint stripper. End cap on the stock still has its tan and green color scheme under the black paint, too. I need to find a nice black IF/IG/IH/II handguard to match the kit and a similar date A2 stock with the black finish on the end cap.

Do not know what happened to the original pistol grip, trigger group, and housing. Came to me with a somewhat hastily converted SEF housing, SEF group converted to semi only, and a black surplus pistol grip worn completely smooth. I guess there is a loose desert camo one floating around somewhere.

To confirm, the 'correct' finish for this would be paint over parkerizing? Who's doing good work in the refinishing business these days? I've heard good things about Mike at TSC. I am not sure yet if I will do the full G3 conversion on this or just have it redone in black. At least there's no guilt in refinishing it since it's already been messed with.
 
Tailflash said:
@MMissile Most of the pics you see out there are taken under artificial light and I agree, the 'yellow' paint (pictures taken this way) can be ugly as F.

This should be better on your eyes:

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I owned all the early camo HK 93 and 91's. The paint fell of the plastic, when you looked at them. Especially, that green on yellow. The latest desert is horrible. Tropentarn...yuk. I did change a bunch of parts to make it better....

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Svensson said:
Tony -- sent you a pm.

I am already working on stripping the black paint off the furniture. I am sure someone would be interested in it given the scarcity. Tan base color plastic seems fine and the green paint is pretty much immune to the paint stripper. End cap on the stock still has its tan and green color scheme under the black paint, too. I need to find a nice black IF/IG/IH/II handguard to match the kit and a similar date A2 stock with the black finish on the end cap.

Do not know what happened to the original pistol grip, trigger group, and housing. Came to me with a somewhat hastily converted SEF housing, SEF group converted to semi only, and a black surplus pistol grip worn completely smooth. I guess there is a loose desert camo one floating around somewhere.

To confirm, the 'correct' finish for this would be paint over parkerizing? Who's doing good work in the refinishing business these days? I've heard good things about Mike at TSC. I am not sure yet if I will do the full G3 conversion on this or just have it redone in black. At least there's no guilt in refinishing it since it's already been messed with.
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PM received--- thank you again. :)
Yes--- paint over park--- HK black would be the correct color for that year. ;)

Tony
 
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