Two p7m13

[Hkorbust13]

After many of months on the hunt for the perfect p7 I got really lucky when a fellow hk pro member put up his two consecutive serial number p7m13’s for sale. I agree the price was definitely up there but I think that’s what they were worth considering they haven’t even been racked outside the factory! They were still covered in the factory grease/oil from 19 years ago! let me tell you it’s not easy to get off but boy are they perfect! he shipped them on 2-15 and they didn’t get delivered until 3-9 and there was no tracking updates available until 3-5 So I had no idea what was going on! to say I very Much dislike the post office is an understatement. On a another note they made it here and it’s the first time I ever even held or seen a p7 in person! Well worth the wait!!!last pic is a hk family photo I had to get all the family together

 

[GuntherRommel]

Awesome Man, nice collection

 

[AGG]

Congratulations on the newest acquisitions --- I see that camo case hiding.

Tony

 

[Guyanaman1963]

Congratulations they look awesome!!!
M.

 

[Hkorbust13]

Thanks.looking at the post now the pictures turned out really crappy for some reason

 

[Hkorbust13]

Congratulations on the newest acquisitions --- I see that camo case hiding.

Tony

Thank you sir I will admit the mark 23 is still my favorite pistol but the m13 is a close second! Do you have any information on how many m13’s there are with an “ac” date code? I know your the serial number guy!

 

[Valmet]

I’ve always thought those were some of the coolest handguns

 

[AGG]

Thank you sir I will admit the mark 23 is still my favorite pistol but the m13 is a close second! Do you have any information on how many m13’s there are with an “ac” date code? I know your the serial number guy!

Believe it or not, I don't have any P7M13's (AC) serial numbers.
Can you please PM me the following:

1. SN's
2. Test casing envelope dates
3. Black plastic boxes (front- 93XXX, or 17-93XXX)
4. Magazines--- 10- or 13-round (RESTRICTED LAW ENFORCEMENT / GOVERNMENT USE ONLY 10-94/Heckler & Koch GmbH Heckler & Koch, Inc./Made in Germany Sterling VA)

What I do have is:

AB (01) 17-93665 (last)
AD (03) 17-094260 (first)

Tony

 

[Brobus]

Believe it or not, I don't have any P7M13's (AC) serial numbers.
Can you please PM me the following:

1. SN's
2. Test casing envelope dates
3. Black plastic boxes (front- 93XXX, or 17-93XXX)
4. Magazines--- 10- or 13-round (RESTRICTED LAW ENFORCEMENT / GOVERNMENT USE ONLY 10-94/Heckler & Koch GmbH Heckler & Koch, Inc./Made in Germany Sterling VA)

What I do have is:

AB (01) 17-93665 (last)
AD (03) 17-094260 (first)

Tony

HK never made 10 round mags for the P7M13. That is the reason why they were only available to Law enforcement at the time, hence the LEO mags. Back in 94 HK decide to get really smart with the M13 mags. They put a lower case L and lower case E which was supposed to stand for “Law Enforcement”. Well the the lower case “LE” actually looks like “Ie”. Most people would think that meat capital “I” lower case “e” which would meant “IE” or 1984. The next year HK use “IR” and the “R” supposedly meant “Restricted”. After “IR” came “IS”, then “IO”. I wish HK kept things like they did in the 80s when the the date codes made sense and most of them matched the date codes of the pistols.

 

[AGG]

HK never made 10 round mags for the P7M13. That is the reason why they were only available to Law enforcement at the time, hence the LEO mags. Back in 94 HK decide to get really smart with the M13 mags. They put a lower case L and lower case E which was supposed to stand for “Law Enforcement”. Well the the lower case “LE” actually looks like “Ie”. Most people would think that meat capital “I” lower case “e” which would mean “IE” or 1984. The next year HK use “IR” and the “R” supposedly meant “Restricted”. After “IR” came “IS”, then “IO”. I wish HK kept things like they did in the 80s when the the date codes made sense and most of them matched the date codes of the pistols.

Interesting information, as is customary.
There is also an ie/IE for 1994, a seen on parts for HK firearms at or after that year:

IR/ir-93; IE/ie-94; IS/is-95; IK/ik-96; IO/io-97; ID/id-98; II/ii-99; OR/or-00; NP/np-01

Tony

 

[Nra-Life-Member]

So IS magazines without the LEO markings were imported after the AWB ended?

 

[AGG]

So IS magazines without the LEO markings were imported after the AWB ended?

Those that made it into the U.S. during the ban were likely "European" magazines.

Tony