Heckler & Koch G11 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed from the late 1960s–1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (German for "Association for Caseless Rifle Systems"), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch (mechanical engineering and weapon design), …
HK G11 Rifle | Caseless Rifle History - Popular Mechanics
WEBJan 27, 2022 · The G11 abandoned traditional casing and fired a 4.73-by-33-millimeter case-less round, developed by Dynamit-Nobel, a chemical and weapons company based in Troisdorf, Germany. This new...
What happened to the Heckler & Koch G11? - TheGunZone
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · The Heckler & Koch G11, a revolutionary and advanced rifle developed in the 1980s, never saw widespread adoption due to the end of the Cold War and budgetary constraints. Its unique caseless ammunition and unconventional design made it too costly and complex for military adoption.
An Introduction to the Heckler & Koch G11 - The Armourers …
WEBNov 19, 2017 · The G11 is a gas-operated weapon with gas being tapped from the barrel, to cycle the rifle’s cylinder drive system, which rotated the breech through a series of cams and gears. At the heart of the G11 is a complex rotary action.
The Revolutionary H&K G11 Caseless Rifle. Real Scifi rifle
WEBThis video dives into the intricacies of the German-made Heckler & Koch G11 rifle, explaining how its unconventional caseless ammunition and complex rotating chamber mechanism allowed it to...
Heckler & Koch G11: Most revolutionary weapon ever
WEBApr 11, 2022 · The Heckler & Koch G11 is probably the most revolutionary weapon to appear anywhere in the past 40 years or more, involving a totally new type of mechanism and a careless cartridge. It was planned to be adopted by the West German Army in 1990, but events overtook it, and the G11.
What is the Heckler and Koch G11? - TheGunZone
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · The Heckler and Koch G11 is a prototype assault rifle developed in the 1970s and 1980s by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It is notable for its use of caseless ammunition and its unique “chamberless” design.
The HK G11 Caseless Rifle IN ACTION – Rare Footage
WEBDec 11, 2017 · Recently on The Firearm Blog we talked about one of the great might-have-beens, the German caseless G11 rifle developed by Heckler & Koch during the 1970s and 1980s. Today we have a video from 1990 filmed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds of a demonstration of the G11K2 on the firing range.
Meet the G11 Caseless Assault Rifle: Germany's Fallen Might …
WEBNov 24, 2017 · In the world of “might-have-been” small arms, a world of .276 Garands and NATO-standard EM-2s, none flew so high nor fell so far as the Heckler & Koch G11 caseless hyperburst assault rifle. Designed to out-match any contemporary small arm in a Cold War shootout across Central Europe, the G11 combined the aesthetics of a scifi …
Weapons of Note: The Heckler & Koch G11 - Gunpowder Magazine
WEBJun 22, 2023 · In 1968 Heckler & Koch embarked on a revolutionary weapon design, the G11 caseless rifle. With tensions high in Europe during the Cold War, weapons designers worked overtime to create weapons of all types.