HK43/93 Market Value
There were about three times as many HK91s imported into the U.S. prior to the 1989 Import Ban as there were HK93s. Consequently, HK93s have a higher value. In 1985, the suggested retail price of an HK93A2 was about $600 ($65 more for A3 model with the retractable stock). In today’s market, HK93s usually sell for anywhere between $2300 and $3000. The HK43 on the other hand, because of its scarcity, usually sells between $3000 and $4000. Even the HK93 magazines sell for about three times as much money as an HK G3/91 steel magazine.
The HK43 rifles, as well as the HK41s, were very popular among firearm enthusiasts in California during the 1990s because the 1989 Roberti-Roos Act prohibited ownership of the HK91/93/94 series rifles. The HK41/43 rifles were never specifically banned by name and thus were still able to be purchased or transferred by California residents. Just prior to the California Assault Weapons Ban of 2000, HK41s and HK43s sold for massive premiums because that was the last time residents of California could own such a weapon in its original configuration.
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