The MP5 was first introduced by Heckler &
Koch in 1966, under the name HK54. This name
comes from HK's old numbering system: the "5"
designates the model as a submachine gun,
while the "4" identifies it as being
chambered for 9 × 19 mm ammunition. The
current name dates from when it was
officially adopted by the West German
government for use by its police and border
guard as the Maschinenpistole 5 ("Machine
pistol 5", or MP5), in mid-1966. The GSG 9
(the counter-terrorist unit of the German
Federal Police) then introduced the MP5 to
other Western counter-terrorist units. Tags :MP5HecklerandKochsubmachinegunfirearmsweapons
Andy McNab, author and member of the failed
SAS mission Bravo Two Zero, explains the MP5
submachine gun. http://www.andymcnab.co.uk Tags :andymcnabsaswargunmp5hecklerkochmcnabb
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To View in Higher Quality:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ypjiFaQasCU&fmt=18
The history of the worlds most notorious
submachine gun the heckler and koch mp5.
Firing a 9x19mm pistol cartridge. Tags :hecklerandkochhkmp5submachinegunthepistolround