HECKLER & KOCH HK M27 IAR CHALLENGE COIN. HK M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle). Coin Commemorates the M27 IAR program of the Marines. Not sure how many coin exist today, but the coin depicted has laser etching on the edges (see photos). Coin size- is 1.75 inches (45mm). A must have to an HK collector. I only have one in my collection. Pre-owned from Private Collection. Come in a clear protective airtight capsule. Coin was removed from case to show the edges of coin and the laser etching of HK U. And HK Global web addresses. Adopted by the U. Army and used by many other ground warfare forces of the world, the AR-15-based HK416 model automatic rifle from Heckler & Koch of Germany also forms the basis of the new United States Marine Corp’s (USMC) M27 “Infantry Automatic Rifle” (IAR). The product was adopted in 2011 and has since seen frontline combat service in the Afghanistan Theater where it has been used to supplant some of the stock of the larger, heavier, belt-fed M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) / Light Machine Gun (LMGs). The M27 offers a lighter, handier form of automatic fire while chambered for the same 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, feeding by way of a detachable box magazine. Several thousand examples of the M27 currently make up the USMC inventory. The item “Heckler Koch HK M27 IAR Marine Challenge Coin HK416 M249 RARE! Semper Fidelis” is in sale since Monday, June 19, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Current Militaria (2001-Now)\Original Items\Challenge Coins”. The seller is “vigorous1234″ and is located in Flower Mound, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: Challenge Coin