HK53. The HK53 is essentially a cut-down HK33. It features an 8.3 inch barrel, and a MP5-style forearm. The HK53A3 version features a retractable buttstock. Chambered in 5.56mm x 45mm NATO, the HK53 packs a substantially heavier punch than the 9mm MP5 without being much bigger. With the right clothing, the HK53A3 could be carried as a concealed ...

Mar 18, 2020 · In addition to the standard full-length rifle (with a 15.35 inch barrel) a shorter version was made as the HK33K (with a collapsing stock and 12.4 inch barrel) as well as a “submachine gun” variant, the HK53 (with an 8.3 inch barrel).

As one would expect of a special forces unit, aside from the range of standard weapons used by the UK military, the men of the 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) have access to a wider selection of firearms and other weapons than your average British soldier.

Mar 22, 2020 · The top HK53 example is a UK manufactured piece with the newer style A3 sliding stock, and the newer SEF trigger group. It also features an HK military sling, Brugger & Thomet Tactical Light foregrip, and twin 40-round magazines with double HK magazine clamps.

Mar 18, 2020 · In addition to the standard full-length rifle (with a 15.35 inch barrel), a shorter version was made as the HK33K (with a collapsing stock and 12.4 inch barrel). HK also made a “submachine gun” variant, the HK53 (with an 8.3 inch barrel).

Dec 13, 2017 · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMPN1RpmGk&t=6s In 1968 Heckler & Koch launched the HK33, chambered in 5.56x45mm, to compete with Colt’s AR-15/M16. The HK33, and later HK53, used the same roller-delayed blowback action developed for the G3 in …

Due to these issues, the Regiment dropped the MC51 for the HK53, a carbine of similar size by chambered in the more-manageable 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. It's not believed that the British-built MC51 was ever used in anger by UKSF.

Heckler & Koch HK53 In 1968 Heckler & Koch launched the HK33, chambered in 5.56x45mm, to compete with Colt’s AR-15/M16. The HK33, and later HK53, used the same roller-delayed blowback action developed for the G3 in the mid 1950s.

The HK53 is technically a variant of the HK 33 rifle, based on the proven delayed roller lock bolt system introduced with the G3 battle rifle scaled down to 5.56 mm NATO. The gun is useful because it combines the power of an assault rifle, including the ability to penetrate body armor, with the handling characteristics of a submachine gun.

Feb 9, 2025 · While the HK53 was made by West German company Heckler and Koch, the "submachine gun" had been perhaps most widely used by UK forces and UK police. We are joined by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery of the @RoyalArmouriesMuseum in Leeds, UK to speak on the employment of the HK53 in UK forces.