Heckler and Koch

Heckler & Koch is a Germany-based small arms manufacturer known for high quality and advanced technology. The company's customer base consists mainly of hunters and police departments.

Fast Facts:

  1. Stock symbol:
  2. Annual revenue (2007): $9.6 million
  3. Founders: Edmund Heckler, Theodore Koch
  4. Year Established: 1949
  5. Industry: Firearms, Weaponry
  6. Phone: 205-655-8299
  7. Fax: 205-655-7078
  8. HQ: Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany
  9. American HQ: Trussville, Alabama
  10. President: Brian Marvin
  11. CEO: Martin Newton
  12. Staff: 50+
  13. Products: Pistols, Rifles, Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, Machine Guns, Submachine Guns, Sniper Rifles

Key Dates

  • 1949: Company founded in Germany after post-war collapse of Mauser
  • 1955: Company's G3 rifle becomes standard-issue for West German Army
  • 1969: Introduces P9S pistol; adopted by Navy Seals
  • 1970: Releases first pistol constructed using polymers, the VP70
  • 1995: German military adopts P8 service pistol and G36 infantry rifle
  • 2002: Company taken over by private investors
  • 2005: Civilian and defense sectors split; Heckler and Koch Jagd and Hunting and Target weapons founded.

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