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| − | | | + | |title= Heckler & Koch |
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| + | |summary= Famous for various series of small [[firearm]]s (notably the [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5]] [[submachine gun]], [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] and more modern [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]] [[assault rifle]], the [[Heckler & Koch MP7|MP7]] [[personal defense weapon]], [[Heckler & Koch USP|USP]] series of [[handguns]] and the high-precision [[Heckler & Koch PSG1|PSG1]] [[sniper rifle]]). Heckler & Koch have established a hard-earned reputation for the extreme precision, durability, reliability and accuracy of their firearms. | ||
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| + | HK was founded in Oberndorf, Germany, by [[Edmund Heckler]], [[Theodor Koch]], and Alex Seidel on Dec. 28, 1949 and started off its existence cranking out sewing machine parts and other fine mechanical devices. That permanently changed in 1956: the company constructed its first rifle for the ''Bundeswehr'' (West German Army) and never looked back. Today, they are one of the top firearms manufacturers in the world. | ||
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| + | Not too bad for a little company founded from the leftover bits and pieces of [[Mauser]] that the Allies hadn't bombed flat. | ||
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| + | ! style="background:#9BCD9B; border:1px solid green"| <div style="float:right"><small><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[December 28|more]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></small></div>What else happened today | ||
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| + | * [[1768]] — [[Alexander John Forsyth]] was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He would eventually go on to develop one of the most influential things you've never heard of: the [[bottle lock]]. | ||
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| + | ==Today in pictures== | ||
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| + | File:Alexander John Forsyth.jpg|Alexander John Forsyth, born this day in [[1768]]. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ===Picture of the day=== | ||
| + | {{POTD:December 28}} | ||
| + | [[category:Dates]]</noinclude> | ||
