CODE – 02-041-976

NAME – MP5K [MP5KA1]

NAME (NATIVE) – Maschinenpistole 5 Kurz (Machine pistol 5 Short)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1976

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 32.5 cm (12.8 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 11.5 cm (4.53 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6-Groove, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25 cm (1 turn in 9.86 in in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 8.04 g (124 grain)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 375 m/s (1230 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 565 j (417 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.00 kg (4 lb 6.6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.28 kg (5 lb 0.4 oz) with 15-round straight magazine [1974]

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.30 kg (5 lb 1.1 oz) with 15-round curved magazine [1977]

SIGHTS – Open iron, adjustable, Front – Ring-protected fixed blade, Rear – Rotating vertical drum with 4 peep apertures of varying size, Adjustable for windage and elevation, Factory zeroed to 25 m (27 yards)

SIGHTS [MP5KA1] – Open fixed iron, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Rectangular notch, Non-adjustable, set at the factory for 25 m (27 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 100 m (109 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE [MP5KA1] – 50 m (55 yards)

OPERATION – Roller-delayed blowback, fires from closed bolt, hammer fired

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semiautomatic and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 45 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full

CYCLIC ROF – 900 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 15 or 30-round straight box magazine, Double column, Double feed [1974]

FEED DEVICE – 15 or 30-round curved box magazine, Double column, Double feed (1977]

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 15-round straight – 0.10 kg (3.5 oz), 30-round straight 0.14 kg (4.6 oz) [1974]

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 15-round curved – 0.12 kg (4.23 oz), 30-round curved – 0.17 kg (6 oz) [1977]

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 15-round straight – 0.28 kg (9.9 oz), 30-round straight – 0.49 kg (1 lb 1.3 oz) [1974]

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 15-round curved – 0.30 kg (10.6 oz), 30-round curved – 0.53 kg (1 lb 2.7 oz) [1977]

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – One-15 round magazine, two-30 round magazines (75 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.36 kg (3 lb)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH Oberndorf am Necker, Germany

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Military Special Operations Forces, Law Enforcements, Commercial sales worldwide