As reported this morning by several European defence industry publications and blogs, the saga of the German Armed Forces search for a new rifle to replace their G-36s appears to have come to a final conclusion – in favor of Heckler & Koch. But you may be surprised to see that its the HK416 and […]
The AP5 or “Apparatus Pistol”, is a roller delayed blowback firearm based and built off of the original and historic MP5 design. Adopted for use across the globe, no other firearm of this type has been more successful. The roller-locked delayed-blowback mechanism was first developed during WWII, and became widely respected as a preeminent firearms […]
Everyone who likes “Old School Cool” classic Cold War, ‘Rainbow Six’ and ‘Call of Duty’ weapons got very excited when VFC (VegaForceCompany) showcased their beautiful new gas-blowback replica of the renowned Heckler & Koch PSG-1 precision marksman rifle at the MOA Show in Taiwan back in November. The real-steel PSG-1 (Präzisions Schützen-Gewehr, German for “precision […]
Those mad scientists at Dave’s Custom Airsoft in the UK have done it again. This time it was actually one of their apprentices – and he’s created a really unique and impressive work of art in our opinion. A German G3 combined with a dash of British SLR, and a touch of the original Sturmgewehr […]
Dave’s Custom Airsoft Ltd. in the UK has been busy for the past few months, building something that is without doubt probably the most realistic (and expensive) custom airsoft version of the HK11 and HK21 LMGs from Heckler & Koch ever made. There have been rumors and promises for years of an airsoft replica of […]
Many people were surprised by the announcement earlier this week that the Bundeswehr has chosen the Haenel MK556 as its new assault rifle system – snubbing both the HK416 and the HK433 in the process. The stated reasoning was that the Haenel rifle, which is essentially a German rebrand of a UAE clone of a […]
Heckler & Koch became famous and successful with a range of roller-delayed blowback small arms they manufactured from the early 1960’s up to the early 1990’s. So successful were these firearms that the name HK basically became synonymous with the roller-delayed blowback system. It may surprise some folks however to learn that HK did not […]