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9/29/2013 8:36:52 PM
 
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Section 8: Handguns Subject: P9S Ad Msg# 869164
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It was an excellent pistol, but the price was not very attractive to many. The interesting thing about early H&K firearms was that they were based on earlier models made by others. The HK4 was a basic redo of the Mauser HSc pistol. And the P9S "borrowed" the cocker/decocker, internal hammer and manual safety of the Sauer 38H. Not that they were copycats, but they recognized the positive features of other designers and incorporated them into their designs.They also incorporated new features of their own into both those pistols.
Even their first successful military rifle, the G3 was based on an earlier experimental design by Mauser (StG45(M)) that was later reworked by several countries including France and Spain and ended up as the CETME Models A and B, with input from H&K people. Harvey |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I had a new HKP9S, and it was an excellent gun! I think it's lack of popularity had more to do with it's cost and unique design features that were so different from everything else in this country at the time. It came out before all the plastic popular pistols, and I think GunGeeks rejected it out of hand. HK was a pioneer, but they essentially broke new ground, and other makers like Glock ran with the untraditional, outpacing everyone. |
