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
