History
Before Heckler & Koch had their own importing operations in the U.S., Security Arms Company (SACO), located in Arlington, Virginia, imported and distributed all HK43s (as well as HK41s and HK300s). The receivers were marked:
"Made in Germany
excl. for SACO
Arl. Va. 22 209
Kal. .223"
As previously mentioned, some of the early HK43s were sold with 15.5-inch barrels that had splines on the end instead of threads. SACO issued a recall for those already sold so they could have the flash suppressors permanently attached to them. This was done by either welding them on or securing them with a blind pin.
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