HK G3

Silhouette (Visual Identification)

Technical Specifications

Category	Assault Rifles
Operating system	Roller-delayed blowback
Cartridge	7.62 x 51mm / .308 Winchester
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

Country of origin

Licensed production

Production without a license

Scale dependend aggregation of production sites

The HK G3 is found in 86 countries according to our data.

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.

Symbol legend

	Country of origin
	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
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)		G
Brazil (BRA)		G
Brunei (BRN)		G
Burkina Faso (BFA)		G
Burundi (BDI)		G
Cameroon (CMR)		G
Central African Republic (CAF)		N
Chad (TCD)		G
Chile (CHL)		G
Colombia (COL)		G
Côte d’Ivoire (CIV)		G
Croatia (HRV)		G
Cyprus (CYP)		G
Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)		G
Denmark (DNK)		G
Djibouti (DJI)		G

Dominican Republic (DOM)		G
El Salvador (SLV)		G
Estonia (EST)		G
Ethiopia (ETH)		G
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD)		G
France (FRA)		G
Gabon (GAB)		G
Germany (DEU)		G
Ghana (GHA)		G
Greece (GRC)		G
Guyana (GUY)		G
Haiti (HTI)		G
Iceland (ISL)		G
Indonesia (IDN)		G
Iran (IRN)		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)		G
Morocco (MAR)		G
Mozambique (MOZ)		N
Myanmar/Burma (MMR)		G
Netherlands (NLD)		G
Niger (NER)		G
Nigeria (NGA)		G
Norway (NOR)		U
Pakistan (PAK)		G
Paraguay (PRY)		G
Peru (PER)		G
Philippines (PHL)		G
Portugal (PRT)		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)		G
Tanzania (TZA)		G
Thailand (THA)		U
Togo (TGO)		G
Turkey (TUR)		G
Uganda (UGA)		G
United Arab Emirates (ARE)		G
United Kingdom (GBR)		G
United States (USA)		G
Yemen (YEM)		G
Zambia (ZMB)		G
Zimbabwe (ZWE)		G