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Heckler & Koch
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German defense manufacturing company
OverviewAI-generated
Heckler & Koch GmbH is an active company based in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany. The organization was established in 1948, with an inception date recorded as December 28, 1949. It operates as a designer and manufacturer of small arms and light weapons. The company’s legal status is active within the jurisdiction of Germany.
The firm employs 923 people and reports a total revenue of 220950000. Its official websites include hk-usa.com and heckler-koch.com. The organization maintains a social media following of 177897.
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Key facts
- Company type
- Private ( GmbH )
- Industry
- Defense
- Founded
- 28 December 1949 ; 76 years ago ( 28 December 1949 )
- Founders
- Edmund Heckler Theodor Koch Alex Seidel
- Headquarters
- Oberndorf am Neckar , Germany
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Jens Bodo Koch ( CEO )
- Products
- Firearms , weapons
- Revenue
- € 305.1 million (2022)
- Operating income
- €46.23 million (2022)
- Net income
- €50.639 million (2022)
- Total assets
- €328.194 million (2022)
- Total equity
- €70.313 million (2022)
- Number of employees
- 1,156 (2023)
- Website
- heckler-koch .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1948
- Location
- Oberndorf, Germany
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.480169.2
Official website
Age Verification - HK USA
For over half a century, Heckler & Koch has been a leading designer and manufacturer of small arms and light weapons.
hk-usa.com →For over half a century, Heckler & Koch has been a leading designer and manufacturer of small arms and light weapons for law enforcement and military forces worldwide. HK is also the maker of premier brand firearms for the sporting and commercial markets. Its reputation for quality, innovation, and safety make Heckler & Koch a recognized leader in the development of technologically advanced products. And the long-term durability of all HK products make them especially cost-effective when subjected to total life cycle cost analysis. As a major international force, Heckler & Koch has a vision that is simple yet demanding – “To be the world’s premier small arms system company.” With operations in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, we continue to meet the ever-evolving needs and requirements of our customers. A major supplier of small arms to several NATO countries, Heckler and Koch is a worldwide leader in market positions for nearly all of its major product categories.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Named after
- Theodor Koch
- Country
- Germany
- Founded by
- Theodor Koch
- Headquarters
- Oberndorf am Neckar
- Industry
- industrial manufacturing
- Employees
- 923
- Revenue
- 220950000
- Legal form
- Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
- Official website
- www.heckler-koch.com
- Image
- Heckler & Koch Oberndorf 01.jpg
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- Commons gallery
- Heckler & Koch
- Commons category
- Heckler & Koch
- topic's main category
- Category:Heckler & Koch
- inception
- 1949-12-28
- product or material produced
- firearm
- IPv6 routing prefix
- 2a01:4f8:212:258d::/64
- social media followers
- 78500
- short name
- H&K
- has works in the collection
- Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK or H&K; German pronunciation: [ˌhɛklɐ ʔʊnt ˈkɔx]) is a German firearms manufacturer that produces handguns, rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers. The company is located in Oberndorf am Neckar and also has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
Heckler & Koch was founded in 1949 by former Mauser engineers Edmund Heckler, Theodor Koch, and Alex Seidel, who founded the company out of the shuttered Mauser factory in Oberndorf. The company initially produced machine tool and metal parts until 1956 when, in response to a Bundeswehr contract for a new service rifle, HK developed the Heckler & Koch G3. The success of the G3 rifle prompted HK to transition to the defense industry. HK was owned by Royal Ordnance from 1991 to 2002, and is currently part of the Heckler & Koch Group, comprising Heckler & Koch GmbH, Heckler & Koch Defense, NSAF Ltd., and Heckler & Koch France SAS. The company's motto is "Keine Kompromisse" (No Compromises).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heckler & Koch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.