HK G3

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HK G3
Category Assault Rifles
Operating system Roller-delayed blowback
Cartridge
Length 1023 mm
Feeding Box magazine

The G3 constructed from Heckler & Koch (H&K) in cooperation with a Spanish agency Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiale (CETME) in the beginning Model A & B, after further development, West German Army (Bundeswehr) implemented this rifle. The furniture can be wood or plastic. The plastic stock may be green, sand or black. There is also a collapsing stock. The rifle is hammer fired and has a trigger mechanism with a 3-position fire selector switch that is also the manual safety toggle that secures the weapon from accidentally discharging.

Global distribution map

Weapon prevalence origin Country of origin licensed Licensed production unauthorized Production without a license
X
Scale dependend aggregation of production sites

The HK G3 is found in 86 countries

This map is a reflection of data on global distribution and production provided primarily by the BwVC. It is not exhaustive. If you would like to add to or amend the data, please click here.


Global distribution list

The data on global distribution and production is provided primarily by the BwVC, but also from national and regional focal points on SALW control; data published by think tanks, international organizations and experts; and/or data provided by individual researchers on SALW. It is not exhaustive. If you would like to add to or amend the data, please click here.

Origin Country of origin
Production Licensed production
Non-Licensed Production Production without a licence
G Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by Governmental agencies.
N Non-Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by non-Governmental armed groups.
U Unspecified: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is found in the country, but do not specify whether it is held by Governmental agencies or non-Governmental armed groups.

It is entirely possible to have a combination of tags beside each country. For example, if country X is tagged with a G and a U, it means that at least one source of data identifies Governmental agencies as holders of weapon type Y, and at least one other source confirms the presence of the weapon in country X without specifying who holds it.

Albania (ALB)
G
Angola (AGO)
G
Argentina (ARG)
G
Bahrain (BHR)
G
Bangladesh (BGD)
G
Bolivia (BOL)
G
G
Brazil (BRA)
G
Brunei (BRN)
G
Burkina Faso (BFA)
G
Burundi (BDI)
G
Cameroon (CMR)
G
N
Chad (TCD)
G
Chile (CHL)
G
Colombia (COL)
G
G
Croatia (HRV)
G
Cyprus (CYP)
G
G
Denmark (DNK)
G
Djibouti (DJI)
G
G
El Salvador (SLV)
G
Estonia (EST)
G
Ethiopia (ETH)
G
G
France (FRA)
O
G
Gabon (GAB)
G
Germany (DEU)
O
G
Ghana (GHA)
G
Greece (GRC)
O
G
Guyana (GUY)
G
Haiti (HTI)
G
Iceland (ISL)
G
Indonesia (IDN)
G
Iran (IRN)
O
G
Iraq (IRQ)
G
Ireland (IRL)
G
Italy (ITA)
G
Jordan (JOR)
G
Kenya (KEN)
G
Kuwait (KWT)
G
Latvia (LVA)
G
Lebanon (LBN)
G
Libya (LBY)
G
Lithuania (LTU)
G
Malawi (MWI)
G
Malaysia (MYS)
G
N
Mali (MLI)
N
Mauritania (MRT)
G
N
Mauritius (MUS)
G
Mexico (MEX)
O
G
Morocco (MAR)
G
Mozambique (MOZ)
N
O
G
Netherlands (NLD)
G
Niger (NER)
G
Nigeria (NGA)
G
Norway (NOR)
O
U
Pakistan (PAK)
O
G
Paraguay (PRY)
G
Peru (PER)
G
Philippines (PHL)
G
Portugal (PRT)
O
G
Qatar (QAT)
G
Rwanda (RWA)
G
Saudi Arabia (SAU)
G
Senegal (SEN)
G
Slovenia (SVN)
U
Somalia (SOM)
G
N
South Africa (ZAF)
G
South Sudan (SSD)
U
Sudan (SDN)
G
N
Sweden (SWE)
O
G
Tanzania (TZA)
G
Thailand (THA)
U
Togo (TGO)
G
Turkey (TUR)
O
G
Uganda (UGA)
G
G
G
G
Yemen (YEM)
G
Zambia (ZMB)
G
Zimbabwe (ZWE)
G

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