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' Submachine gun 5 ') is a submachine gun developed in the 1960s by German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It uses a similar modular design to the Heckler & Koch G3 , and has over 100 variants and clones, [ 14 ] including selective fire , semi-automatic , suppressed , compact , and even marksman variants. [ 15 ]
8 Submachine guns/machine pistols. 9 Cartridges. 10 Other firearms. Toggle Other firearms subsection. 10.1 Flare devices. ... MP5: Multiple: MP7: HK MP7A1, HK MP7A2 ...
ETVS submachine gun: Établissement Technique de Versailles 7.65×20mm Longue France: 1933-1939 SMG Experimental Model 2 submachine gun: Nambu: 8×22mm Nambu Japan: 1935 SMG F1 submachine gun: Lithgow Small Arms Factory: 9×19mm Parabellum Australia: 1962-1973 SMG FAMAE SAF: FAMAE: 9×19mm Parabellum Chile: 1993-Present SMG FBP submachine gun
A Mini Uzi and a Heckler & Koch MP5K, two common submachine guns. A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges.The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, [1] to describe its design concept as an automatic firearm with notably less firepower than a machine gun (hence the prefix "sub-").
Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK or H&K; German pronunciation: [ˌhɛklɐ ʔʊnt ˈkɔx]) is a German firearms manufacturer that produces handguns, rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers. The company is located in Oberndorf am Neckar , Baden-Württemberg and also has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
The MP7 uses a short-stroke piston gas system as is used on H&K's G36 and HK416 in place of a blowback system traditionally seen on submachine guns. [10] The 4.6×30mm ammunition is exclusive to the gun and offers low recoil. [7]
The UMP is a blowback-operated, magazine-fed submachine gun that fires from a closed bolt. [11] The closed bolt design increases the accuracy, which is particularly desirable in a law enforcement context. [8] However, the simple blowback design of the UMP makes it less controllable than the MP5. [12]
L52A1 (UK - Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum: Sten Mk V Variant) L80A1 (Germany, UK - Compact Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum: H&K MP5K Variant) L90A1 (Germany, UK - Compact Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum: H&K MP5KA1 Variant) L91A1 (Germany, UK - Integrally Suppressed Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum: H&K MP5-SD3 Variant)