Germany Selects Haenel MK 556 to Replace HK G36 in Surprise Move
The German Defense Ministry announced this week the selection of the Haenel MK 556 as its next duty rifle, replacing ...
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German Federal Police to Mount HK MG5 A1 Gun on Armored Vehicles
The German Federal Police is planning on mounting the Heckler & Koch MG5 A1 machine gun onto its fleet of ...
VIDEO: Kalashnikov Compares the Soviet PPSh & German MP40 SMGs
The World War II-era Soviet PPSh and German MP40 are two of the most iconic submachine guns ever produced, ...
These Are the Two Contenders to Replace the Bundeswehr HK G36
A couple of years ago, Germany's Bundeswehr announced it was looking to replace its Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle. A recent report now ...
Israeli K98: How the Jewish State Acquired German Rifles After WWII
One of history’s great ironies is that the fledgling state of Israel, predominantly made up of pre-war Zionists and Jewish ...
Aimpoint Wins Berlin Police Contract for CompM4 Red Dots
Aimpoint has won a contract to supply the Berlin Police with its CompM4 red dot sights. Contract Details According to ...
Steyr MP34: The Top Dog of German WWII Submachine Guns
Weapons manufacturing is high art in the Information Age. Advances in automation and computer-controlled machinery sees produced in breathtaking quantities ...
Full-Auto Sentry: Looking Back at the German MG34 Machine Gun
In the years before World War II, the Germans developed and produced some impressive war implements. One of these was ...
Heckler & Koch to Supply German Special Forces with New HK416 A7 Rifle
Heckler & Koch has been awarded a contract to supply German Special Forces with a new rifle. RELATED STORY: MP5K Reborn ...
MP40: Germany’s Influential 9mm Submachine Gun
Whether it has a folding stock or parts made from stamped steel, aluminum or plastic, nearly every military firearm since ...
German Sturmgewehr: The 8mm Kurz StG44 Rifle
The StG44 was the first service rifle designed to match the realities of the modern battlefield. Every rifle that came ...
Frogmen Firepower: Heckler & Koch, Colt, FN | Dive-Ready Carbines
Dive-ready carbines by Heckler & Koch, Colt, FN and more are bred for the amphibious missions of the world’s top ...