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In November 2013, Heckler & Koch applied for permission from the German Government to sell a new civilian-legal version of the G36. Known as the HK243 in Europe and the HK293 in America, it is more similar to the G36 assault rifle than previous civilian models. The main difference is the bolt is redesigned not to allow a conversion to fully ...
The Heckler & Koch SL8 (Selbstladegewehr 1998) is a semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch.It is a civilian version of the Heckler & Koch G36. [1]The rifle fires the .223 Remington or 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and feeds from a 10-, 20- or 30-round detachable magazine (depending on the variant of the rifle).
G36: HK G36C (Compact), HK G36V, HK G36K (Kurz - short), HK G36KV (Kurz - short) G41: HK G41A2, HK G41KA3, HK G41TGS: G11: Machine gun (MG11) Personal defense weapon (G11 PDW) M27: Infantry Automatic Rifle XM8
The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle. The XM8 design was originally part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program (OICW), which was developing a "smart" grenade launcher system with an underslung carbine rifle. The system was unable to meet ...
The Heckler & Koch HK433 is a modular assault rifle originally chambered for 5.56×45mm which combines features of the G36 and the HK416 families of assault rifles. [1] The HK433 was designed by Heckler & Koch to be familiar to operators with experience using the Heckler & Koch G36 and HK416 platforms. All controls are ambidextrous, and major ...
The G3/SG-1 used by the sniper teams of both the military and police special forces. It was replaced by the Colt M16A1. The G3/SG-1 is currently used in reserve and paramilitary units [43] Mauritania [54] – French-made G3s [50] Mauritius: Former main battle rifle of the Military of Mauritius. Kept in reserve for training.
According to H&K's numbering nomenclature, the "4" indicates that the weapon is a paramilitary rifle, and the "1" indicates that the caliber is 7.62 mm. It is not to be confused with the similarly titled Heckler & Koch G41. The HK41 (and the civilian-version HK91) was distinctive in its class because it didn't have a gas-operated mechanism. It ...
The HK43 was created in 1974 as a semi-automatic version of the HK33 (which itself was a scaled down version of the Heckler & Koch G3, but chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO). [1] According to H&K's numbering nomenclature, the "4" indicates that the weapon is a paramilitary rifle, and the "3" indicates that the caliber is 5.56 mm.