WTK: Which sling model was included with HK91 packages?

[Yahamshari]

Hello.

My 1979 HK91 A-2 and A-3 rifles came with 2-point Bundeswehr brown leather slings (MPN 2-10232 / 200574). Did any of the HK91 rifles that were imported into the U.S. in the 1980s come with either a standard 2-point green web sling (MPN 2-10228) or a multi-purpose 3-point web sling (MPN 2-10230 / 205501) intended for high port arms car?

This RFI is cross-listed on HKPRO, HK ProShop, Sturmgewehr, The Firing Line, Carolina Shooters Club, M14 Forum, and the CMP.

Thank you.

 

[rufrdr]

Mine had a green web sling with a clip on on the front end. I bought the rifle it in 1977.

 

[Yahamshari]

Update - I found out from a fellow HK enthusiast that 1979 HK91s came with 2-point Bundeswehr brown leather slings. The 2-point green web sling began in 1980 and continued till 1989.

 

[rufrdr]

Update - I found out from a fellow HK enthusiast that 1979 HK91s came with 2-point Bundeswehr brown leather slings. The 2-point green web sling began in 1980 and continued till 1989.

I know it was 45 years ago but I'm pretty sure mine had a green web sling

 

[Yahamshari]

Some HK owners in the U.S. find the brown leather sling cheesy and guess that it was probably a way for HK, Inc. to market the HK91 as a “Sporter“ rifle. If it is still good for the German Bundeswehr then it's good for me!


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[Snoopz]

Mine had a green web sling with a clip on on the front end. I bought the rifle it in 1977.

Mine also..HK91-A1

-Snoopz

 

[rufrdr]

FWIW I took my HK91 to Germany with me when I was assigned there. It caused quite the stir on the rod and gun range that had a mixed American and German membership. Mine looked just like a G3 and the German range master thought I was up to no good. I traded Eisenhower dollars to BW soldiers for a G3 magazine per dollar.

To take it to Germany I had to go to the Federal building in downtown Pittsburgh with the rifle and an FN Highpower and fill out a customs form to show that I had taken them out of the country so I could bring them back in. No one batted an eye, can you imagine doing this now? When I came back three years later I passed through JFK and got a police escort from customs to the domestic airline counter because of the firearms I had brought back with me.

 

[Stogies]

Some HK owners in the U.S. find the brown leather sling cheesy and guess that it was probably a way for HK, Inc. to market the HK91 as a “Sporter“ rifle. If it is still good for the German Bundeswehr then it's good for me!


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Good times!

 

[Yahamshari]

Some active in law enforcement and the military believe that a sling needs to be more than a shoulder-carry attachment, which is why they replace factory brown leather and standard green web sling with a 2-point tactical sling that can be adjusted and used in several configurations.

 

[Yahamshari]

Although the pictured Estonian solider in Mali, Africa (Nov. 2021) is shown resting his HK G3 rifle on his chest rig in the direction of a left handed shooter, there are several indicators that he is a right-handed shooter, e.g., watch on his left wrist, radio on the right side of his chest rig, and the direction of the radio speaker/mic where he can press and talk using his left hand.