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GSG 9 der Bundespolizei, formerly Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (German for 'Border Protection Group 9'), is the police tactical unit of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). The unit is responsible for combatting terrorism and violent crime , including organized crime . [ 1 ]
GSG-1911, a .22 copy of the Browning M1911 pistol [7] GSG-StG 44, a .22 copy of the StG 44 [5] GSG-MP40P, a 9mm, semi-automatic pistol lookalike of the MP 40 submachine gun [8] GSG Firefly in 22 LR. GSG FireFly, license produced SIG Sauer Mosquito, a downsized copy of the SIG Sauer P226 chambered in .22 lr. GSG-themed clothing [9]
However, most of the police officers dispatched at this time were only trained as patrol police officers and had little experience in using the MPL. The counter-terrorist unit GSG-9, which was established after the incident, adopted the H&K MP5 as their service submachine gun instead of the Walther MP. As the MP5 became more prevalent, it would ...
An article on the DSR-1 in the French gun magazine Armes & Tir November 2001 edition corroborates the German Visier results. The Armes & Tir test shooters used RUAG target cartridges and could shoot 200 x 300 mm (0.69 x 1.03 MOA ) groups at 1,000 m distance with a .338 Lapua Magnum chambered DSR-1 rifle.
One of the GSG 9 units had already despatched from West Germany to trail the Landshut and had landed at a NATO military base in Crete, expecting to be deployed while the Landshut was in Cyprus. [3] On the evening of 16 October, the 1st unit GSG 9, flew from the Porz-Wahn military airfield to a NATO military base in Crete to meet the 3rd unit ...
The muzzle of the gun incorporates a shot diverter, which acts as a muzzle device that allows the shotgun to fire oval-based shot patterns instead of round-based shot patterns. [2] Because of this shot diverter, the HK-512 also cannot fire tear gas or signal cartridges. [3] The diverter can be adjusted for either horizontal or vertical ...
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The Mosquito's frame has an accessory rail, a ten-round capacity magazine, and adjustable sights. SIG Sauer subcontracted product development and production of the Mosquito to German Sport Guns GmbH. [2] [3] After discontinuation of the Mosquito, German Sport Guns still sells their own version as the GSG FireFly.