Heckler & Koch
The name Heckler & Koch is a regular icon in small arms. Located in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany, it was founded in 1949 by three key personnel from the former Mauser company, Edmund Heckler, Theodor Koch, & Alex Seidel. Heckler & Koch is dedicated to the U.S. civilian and U.S. state and local law enforcement officers. The HK USP, or Universal Self-Loading Pistol, has become the classic competition pistol, due to the reliable design and recoil absorbing features.
Heckler & Koch handguns cover all the main areas, with the 9mm, 357Sig, 40 Smith & Wesson, and the 45ACP, there is sure to be a Heckler & Koch firearm for all types of shooters, no matter your caliber preference.
The small arms product line is extremely diverse which has allowed H&K to turn out pistols to grenades and machine guns, for both the military and civilian markets, that have consistently impacted the gun market in the best possible manner. H&K products are among the standard issue inventories of the world’s most elite and highly trained specialist forces. In the United States alone, these include the US Navy Seals, the FBI and the Special Air Services.
Heckler Koch weapons are famous for their precision engineering, high rate of accuracy and extreme durability. The fact that its products also feature extremely user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing ergonomic designs has only added to their popularity.
Heckler & Koch is most known for their polymer, based small arms and innovative product features such as polygonal barrel rifling. The polymer frame of the USP was designed using technical experience gained by HK engineers in the development of the world's first composite material pistols. This same high-stregth/corrosion free material is used in the .45 ACP handgun designed by Heckler & Koch for the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in 1992. The H&K line of products includes
- Handguns
- HK45 chambered in .45 ACP
- HK45C chambered in .45 ACP
- Combat Competition chambered in
- P30 chambered in 9mm
- P2000 chambered in
- P2000SK chambered in
- USP chambered in
- USP Compact chambered in
- USP Compact Tactical chambered in .45 ACP
- USP Tactical chambered in
- USP Expert chambered in
- MK23 chambered in .45 AUTO
- P7M8 chambered in 9mm
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- Carbines & Rifles
- SL8-6 chambered in .223 Remington
- HK417 12” “Assaulter” Model chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO
- HK417 16” “Recce” Model chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO
- HK417 20” “Sniper” Model chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO
- HK416 D10RS chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington)
- HK416 D145RS chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington)
- G36 chambered in 5.56mm x 45 NATO
- G36K chambered in 5.56mm x 45 NATO
- G36C chambered in 5.56mm x 45 NATO
- Submachine Guns & PDW’s
- MP5 K(PDW) chambered in 9mm
- MP5 N(A2) chambered in 9mm
- MP5 N(A3) chambered in 9mm
- MP5 SFA2 chambered in 9mm
- MP5 SFA3 chambered in 9mm
- MP7 A1 chambered in 4, 6mm x 30
- Special Weapons Applications
- HK21E chambered in 7.62mm x 51 NATO
- PSG1 A1 chambered in 7.62mm x 51 NATO
- MSG90 A1 chambered in 7.62mm x 51 NATO
- Grenade Launchers
- XM320 GLM chambered in 40x46mm
- HK69 A1 chambered in 40mm x 46
- AG-C/EGLM chambered in 40mm x 46
Other Information
- During the difficult post-war period of 1949-1950, Heckler-Koch were first contracted to manufacture goods that were most needed at that time, including spare bike parts and sewing machine parts.
- Heckler & Koch was the first firearms manufacturer to use polymer in their hand guns in 1970.
- HK has been contracted by the US Army to produce the kinetic energy subsystem of the objective individual combat weapon, a planned replacement for the M16/M203 grenade launcher combination.
- HK has developed an improved version of the United States issued M4 Rifle called the HK416.
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