One of the owners of the Heckler & Koch Company, Alex Seidel, had been the primary design engineer behind the Mauser HSc (the Hahn- Selbstladespannpistole, Ausführung c) before World War Was accepted as a service pistol for the German Customs Police (Zoll), though it was never quite able to compete with the Walther PPK which was reissued by the Walther Company in the 1950s. But the HK4 was somehow commercially successful, perhaps because it Rifle, 6.35 mm Browning, 7.65mm Browning and 9mm Browning Short.įrom today’s point of view none of the above calibers is particularly effective for self-defense. The name was chosen because the pistol was available with four interchangeable barrel and spring kits. Heckler & Koch Company and its first production pistol, the Model 4 (HK4) which was released in 1968. This article will take a look at the origins of the Today the name Heckler & Koch is synonymous with auto pistols and assault rifles for police and military use, but this was not always the case. First step to pistol production by Heckler & Koch
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