HK MP5

Submachine gun, Germany. In service since 1966

How to recognise it

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

Also known as

MP5, MP5A3, MP5A5, MP5K, MP5SD

Used by

Special forces and police in over 40 countries

Other smgs

• FN P90
• HK MP7
• PP-19 Bizon
• Uzi

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler & Koch MP5