A few years ago there was a seller on Gunbroker with a user name of “Mr Big Koch”. He and a business partner purchased Bo French’s Red Room collection. They then sold those guns off to various collectors. The sellers then teamed up with Arms Unlimited and started importing rare HKs into the US. “Mr Big Koch” got greedy and started to forge some “HK Demo Only” and “T&E only” HKs. After closely looking at the pictures I have determined that this P7M13 is indeed a FAKE
“HK Demo Only” . A real “HK Demo Only” would have had a 72XXX or 73XXX serial. It would have had a cardboard box instead of a plastic box. The “HK Demo Only” font would be slightly different. It would have been roto engraved instead of laser engraved. It would have silver stenciling instead of tan paint. HK would not have used Knill grips for a demo piece. It would have had a log book stating who It was loaned out to and how many round were shot. Please be aware a bid accordingly if you are interested in this piece.
“HK Demo Only” . A real “HK Demo Only” would have had a 72XXX or 73XXX serial. It would have had a cardboard box instead of a plastic box. The “HK Demo Only” font would be slightly different. It would have been roto engraved instead of laser engraved. It would have silver stenciling instead of tan paint. HK would not have used Knill grips for a demo piece. It would have had a log book stating who It was loaned out to and how many round were shot. Please be aware a bid accordingly if you are interested in this piece.
