Anyone have one of these ?

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08-22-2010, 04:22 AM
Mikey51

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Anyone have one of these ?

Attachment 15160Hong Kong Police. I am slowly doing a little research to find out how many they received. I know of this one, have seen two more, and I know there is one in their Police Museum. I think the numerals are their rack number ... how do you guys say it ? their own armoury serial number ? Am quite interested in this subject as for a longtime the Hong Kong Police was Brit administrated and this subject could be related to Brit Proofs etc that I sometimes see here. Any clue appreciated. Thanks. Mike.
08-23-2010, 09:19 PM
Thumper

OK now you have my curiosity up. Why would the Chinese stamp the trigger guard in English.

I am asking becasue I don't know any better, and I am trying to learn. I don't think they use numerals like we do either. So what have you learned so far, I am interested.

regards: Thumper:dunno:
08-23-2010, 09:47 PM
Tired Retired

Thumper,

For many years Hong Kong was ruled as a colony of Great Britain (until 1997). That is when China took over with its "one country, two systems" control.

Mike,

My question is if it is a US carbine that the British had or if it is one of the Chinese copy-cat carbines. As an additional lead to track down or eliminate, I also don't remember everything I had read about the Howa carbines produced in Japan. I remember they were produced for someone in Asia. Sorry I can not be of any specific help.

Oh, and we call it "rack number" to indicate the location in the weapons shelf (rack) where the weapon is stored. Makes for easy inventory and issue from an armorer's standpoint.

Ed
08-24-2010, 07:49 PM
imarangemaster

I think Royal Thai Police used Howa made carbines....
08-24-2010, 09:09 PM
Tired Retired

That's right - Thailand

Mike, WB II has a brief comment about the Hong Kong Police getting them through the Brits, but I figure you have already read that.

Do you know any more info or background you can share with us?
08-25-2010, 04:26 AM
Mikey51

Tired, what I am try to figure out is how many they had, who they sold them to, and how come a few of them ended up in N.Z. Just one of those little projects I am working on. You are right, when they had them, the Hong Kong Police was Brit administrated. Cheers.