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Heckler and Koch Model 770 Semi Auto
This German-manufactured rifle is no longer imported due to significant price increases. SN 06050
1965 Heckler & Koch (Germany) Model 770 Semi-automatic Detachable Magazine Rifle (repeater/ breech-loading/ smokeless powder/ cartridge ammunition) North American companies sell guns world-wide. So to do countries of the world sell their arms in America. Heckler& Koch of Germany constitutes an example of the latter. Working with state-of-the-art plastics, pressed metals, cast alloys, and other new technologies, this company has developed sporting, target, and personal protection arms that are modern in their design and very saleable.
Most American manufacturers, in contrast, content themselves with upgrading older technologies. These disparities represent the respective cultural sentiments and social organization of their home countries. The displayed H&K 770 reflects the German side. The 770 was particularly popular in Mexico, as well as in the U.S. and Canada. Price considerations soon closed these markets. --Dr. William L. Roberts, THE AMERICAN LIBERTY COLLECTION; #164