The Guns of Heckler & Koch The German firm proves that it knows a thing or two about firing bullets.
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Heckler & Koch HK 11 By all accounts, the HK 11 system can be viewed as a modified HK G3 rifle. With origins of the HK delayed-blowback system dating back to the closing years of the Second World War (in the form of experimental MG 45 and StG 45 ...
1971
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Heckler & Koch HK 21 HK (or Heckler & Koch) is a small arms weapons designer and manufacturer owned by the British company, BAE Systems, though the company itself is located in Oberndorf Neckar, Germany. HK is one of the world’s finest small arm...
1970
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Heckler & Koch HK 32KA1 The Heckler & Koch HK 32KA1 carbine was designed for the military market that revolved around the firing of the Soviet 7.62x39mm M1943 "short" cartridge - most notably any Soviet-supported or satellite state at the time. The ...
1962
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Heckler & Koch HK 33E NOTE: Specifications shown below cover the HK33E with fixed butt.
The HK33E series was a direct replacement of the earlier HK33 automatic rifles and is basiclaly the 5.56mm equivalent of the HK G3 rifle (detailed elsewhere...
1985
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Heckler & Koch HK 416 Heckler & Koch unveiled the HK416 automatic rifle family in 2005 as a potential replacement for the M4 family series of carbines. The HK416 was a joint effort by the United States and Germany to produce a more reliable and mo...
Heckler & Koch HK CAWS The CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) was a joint project for the United Military led by the German firearm firm of Heckler & Koch and the American firm of Winchester / Olin. The design idea behind the CAWS system was to pro...
1983
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Heckler & Koch HK G11 Caseless The Heckler & Koch HK G11 Caseless rifle design was in every way a revolutionary weapon departing from several traditional design forms. Chief among these was the idea of “caseless” ammunition fired from a 50-round box and of...
1969
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Heckler & Koch HK G3 The HK G3 (or Gewehr 3) is a successful assault rifle design produced by the German firm of Heckler & Koch with the Federal Republic of Germany in 1961. The G3 itself was based on the Spanish CETME rifle which in turn was bas...
1959
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Heckler & Koch HK G36 The Heckler & Koch-produced HK G36 is the official frontline assault rifle of the German Army and is also featured in a shorter-barrel version as the HK G36K to German special forces elements. The G36 development stemmed dire...
1995
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Heckler & Koch HK G41 The HK G41 was based on the pre-existing HK G33E system but fitted with a three-round burst capability to compliment the full automatic fire mode. Nearly replacing the aging G3 in German Army service, the G41 was instead drop...
1987
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Heckler & Koch HK MP5 The Heckler & Koch-produced series of MP (Maschinenpistole or 'Machine Pistol') is by far the most popular post-war submachine gun. It is featured by a multitude of special forces, police and army units the world over and is ...
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Heckler & Koch HK MP5K The HK MP5K is based on the successful HK MP5-series of submachine gun produced by the German-based firm of Heckler & Koch. The HK MP5K is a specialized shortened version of the base submachine gun featuring a short barrel an...
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Heckler & Koch HK MP5N The HK MP5N is another variant of the highly successful HK MP5 series of submachine guns. The 'N' designation is reserved for 'Navy' and stands as the Navy Model of the MP5 series which was designed specifically for use by th...
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Heckler & Koch HK MP5SD The HK MP5SD series of submachine guns produced by the firm of Heckler & Koch features at least six silenced versions of the highly successful HK MP5 submachine gun. The 'SD' in the designation indicates it's 'silenced' funct...
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Heckler & Koch HK PSG-1 The PSG in the designation of the PSG-1 stands for 'Prazisionsschutzengewehr' which roughly translates to 'Precision Rifle'. The PSG-1 Sniping Rifle was put into production 1985, and primarily developed for police and militar...
1985
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Heckler & Koch HK SL8 The HK SL8 (SL8-1) is nothing more than the HK G36 assault rifle in civilian guise with semi-automatic fire. Both weapons are the product of Heckler & Koch, with the HK SL8 series entering the market in 1998 and continuing pr...
1998
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Heckler & Koch HK XM25 IAWS The futuristic Heckler & Koch HK XM25 IAWS (Individual Airburst Weapon System) is a semi-automatic, multiple-shot, shoulder-fired 25mm grenade launcher categorized as an "airburst weapon" system designed to neutralize out-of...
2012
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Heckler & Koch HK XM29 OICW The XM-29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was a proposed replacement for the aging M-16 Assault Rifle for the United States Army. The system was designed and jointly developed by Alliant Techsystems and Heckler & K...
1995
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Heckler & Koch HK XM8 The XM-8 is an experimental assault rifle currently undergoing trials with the US Military. It was designed and built by the German weapons firm of Heckler & Koch to replace the aging M-16 assault rifle and M-4 carbine. Altho...
2006
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Heckler & Koch SOCOM (Mk 23 Mod 0) The Mk 23 Mod 0 is popularly known as the "SOCOM" pistol due to it's relationship with the United States Special Operations COMmand department that first requested a pistol to replace their aging M1911A1 Colt handguns. The re...
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