Björn Krönert

Heckler & Koch GmbH engages in the manufacture of arms and weapons. Its products include self-loading pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns and grenade machine guns. The firm also maintains and operates research and design capabilities that meet the demands of security, law enforcement and military forces. The company was founded by Edmund Heckler, Theodor Koch, and Alex Seidel in 1949 and is headquartered in Oberndorf, Germany.