Caliber: 5.56x45mm (.223 Rem) Length: 919 mm Barrel length: 211 mm Weight empty: 3.0 kg Magazine capacity: 25, 30, 40 rounds Rate of fire: 750 rds/min HK53 is a ultra-compact version of HK33, which advertised by HK as 'submachine gun' and, by common sense, falls in the same category as soviet AKS-74U or Colt 'Commando'. All these guns can be classified as 'compact (or short) assault rifles' by the fact, that they are used the intermediate rifle round. Hk53 was developed in mid-1970s and is still in production and offered for export.
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