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Mark 23 Pistol .45 ACP - Heckler & Koch USA

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of other fouled environments. A special maritime surface coating protects thepistol from corrosion in all of these operational environments.The barrel is threaded to accept accessories such as a flash and soundsuppressor. The unique HK polygonal bore profile increases muzzle velocity andservice life, reduces bore fouling and eases cleaning. The frame mounted <strong>Mark</strong><strong>23</strong> decocking lever is separate from the ambidextrous safety lever. It allows thehammer to be lowered quietly and safely from the single-action position. Whenthe hammer is down, the ambidextrous frame-mounted safety lever is locked inthe fire position so that the pistol is always ready for double-action operation.When the hammer is “cocked and locked” in single-action mode with the safetylever on “safe,” the decocker is blocked so that the pistol is always ready forsingle-action operation. Even with the safety lever engaged, the slide can still bemanipulated to load and clear the pistol.The extended slide release lever and the ambidextrous magazine release areeasily operated without adjustment of the firing grip using the thumb or indexfinger of the firing hand. Other notable features include: accessory mountinggrooves on the frame, a mechanical recoil reduction system that reducesrecoil forces to the shooter and components of the pistol by as much as 30%,a polymer frame, a one-piece machined steel slide, and a 12-round magazinecapacity. The weapon is aimed using either iron sights or an optional laseraiming component. The iron sights provide a 3-dot sight picture with white oroptional self-luminous tritium dots. The MK <strong>23</strong> became the first <strong>.45</strong> <strong>ACP</strong> caliberpistol to enter U.S. military service since the venerable Government Model1911A1. On May 1, 1996, the first MK <strong>23</strong> pistols were delivered to the U.S.Special Operations Command for operational deployment.

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