HK MP5 vs HK MP7: how to tell them apart

Two submachine guns that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

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HK MP5

Submachine gun, Germany. In service since 1966

What gives it away

Compact gun with a slim, steeply curved magazine, a drum rear sight, a cocking tube above the barrel and a sliding or fixed stock.

Used by

Special forces and police in over 40 countries

HK MP7

Submachine gun, Germany. In service since 2001

What gives it away

Very compact, angular polymer gun with the magazine inside the pistol grip, a folding front grip and a telescoping stock.

Used by

Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, Austria and others

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