Weapons Timelines for the Twilight War

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Originally Posted by RN7

German police and SWAT (Sondereinsatzkommando) units were never issued with the H&K Mark 23. But GSG9 which is part of the German Federal Border Guards were issued with some H&K Mark 23's in the 90's. There is not very much information about who used the H&K Mark 23 other than the usual sources which states that the US Special Forces and a few others used the pistol. However the German military especially the Kampfschwimmer which are the German equivalent to the US Navy Seals almost certainly tested and used the H&K Mark 23. German special forces units were all rebranded as the KSK in 1996 and the Germans now use the similar H&K USP P12, but they still may have a few Mark 23 knocking about.

Thanks for the insight. This is definitely one of those "grey areas" where hard info is difficult to come by. While I have a great deal of knowledge about the pistols I posted on because I have each and every one of them; I but don't know as much about their history of use (especially in Europe).