The rare HK GR3 with a scope whether you want it or not
Royal Armouries
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20m
Jonathan explores H&K's strange decision to plonk a low-power optic on a HK33, removing the excellent H&K iron sites in the mid-1980s.
This specific weapon is shrouded in a host of strange quirks, as our Keeper of Firearms and Artillery explains.
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