Heckler & Koch MP5SD

Heckler & Koch · Submachine-Gun · In Production · 1974

Weight (empty)3393 g (119.7 oz)
Overall Length807 mm (31.77")
Barrel Length146 mm (5.75")
Height230 mm (9.06")
Width67 mm (2.64")
Magazine Capacity30 rounds
Action TypeRoller Delayed Blowback
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity285 m/s (935 fps)
Muzzle Energy320 J (236 ft·lbf)
Effective Range100 m (109 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum

The MP5SD is an integrally suppressed variant of the MP5 submachine gun, introduced by Heckler & Koch in 1974. It uses a 146 mm ported barrel housed inside a two-stage suppressor that bleeds propellant gas to reduce muzzle velocity below the speed of sound, allowing standard supersonic 9x19mm ammunition to be fired with subsonic ballistics. The result is one of the quietest, most reliable suppressed submachine guns ever fielded.

Country of Origin: Germany

Designer: Tilo Moller