I Have This Old Gun: Heckler & Koch P7

In the 1970s, the German federal police sought a replacement for its existing stock of World War II-era sidearms, and it put out a request to firearm manufacturers to offer solutions. SIG Sauer, Walther and Heckler & Koch all developed contenders, and the design that ultimately won out was the Heckler & Koch P7, one of the most unique police sidearms ever made. Watch our "American Rifleman Television" I Have This Old Gun segment above to see how it works. "One of the hottest guns on the collector's market today is the HK P7," NRA Museum Director Philip Schreier said. "The gun was originally designed in the mid-1970s as a replacement for the German police sidearm that had been used in somewhat ineffectively at Munich in '72. In fact, the Munich hostage situation, it was the direct impetus to replace that pistol with a new one, and HK came to the forefront with a very interesting gun that met all of the requirements of the purchasing commission." To watch complete segments of past episodes of American Rifleman TV, go to americanrifleman.org/videos/artv. For all-new episodes of ARTV, tune in Wednesday nights to Outdoor Channel 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. EST. Join NRA Today: https://membership.nra.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Rifle Association of America — https://bit.ly/32dwH2D NRA Publications — https://bit.ly/38GpKtj American Rifleman — https://bit.ly/39IW2E4 American Hunter — https://bit.ly/2HF0oAa Shooting Illustrated — https://bit.ly/2udFtRR NRA Family — https://bit.ly/2HEYNdC NRA Women — https://bit.ly/3dxbgiD America’s 1st Freedom — https://bit.ly/3bNhBW2 Shooting Sports USA — https://bit.ly/2wvFRvK