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About

C.G. Haenel is a German weapons manufacturer located in Suhl. It first produced bicycles and firearms in 1840. Among their most famous products are the Aydt target rifle, and war time production of weapons like the Reichsrevolver M1879 and the Gewehr 98. After WWII, the company ended up in the Soviet sector of Germany, which later became East Germany and the company focused on air rifles. More recently however, the company technically won the Bundeswehr competition in 2019 to replace the G36 with their submission, the MK-556 rifle, however, legal issues with Magpul and Heckler & Koch forced them to withdraw their submission. Today, the company primarily produces AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles, bolt-action hunting and sporting rifles, and sound suppressors. It is currently owned by Caracal International LLC of the United Arab Emirates.

Information

Founded: 1840

Country: Germany

Products: Air Guns, Submachine Guns, Rifles, Sniper Rifles

Pistols

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Haenel-Schmeisser Model I	.25 ACP (6.35mm)	6-rounds magazines	1922 - 1930

Submachine Guns

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Haenel MP 28/II	9x19mm Parabellum, 9x25mm Mauser, 7.63x25mm Mauser, 7.65x22mm Parabellum	20, 32, 50-rounds detachable magazines	1928 - 190
MP 40	9x19mm Parabellum	32-rounds detachable magazines	1940-1945

Assault Rifles

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants
MKb 42(H)	7.92 kurz	7.92x33mm Kurz (STG44 Mag)	1944 - 1945
StG-45(H)	7.92 kurz	30-round STG44 Mag	1945
Haenel MK-556	5.56x45mm NATO	30-round STANAG magazine	2017 - Present	CR-223,CR-300,CR-308, CR-6,5

Rifles

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced
Mauser Gewehr 1898	7.92x57mm Mauser	5-round internal magazine	1898 - 1920s
Mauser Karabiner 98AZ	7.92x57mm Mauser	5-round internal magazine	1908 - 1920s
Mauser Standard Modell	7.92x57mm Mauser	5-round internal magazine	1924 - 1935
Karabiner 98k	7.92x57mm Mauser	5-round internal magazine	1935 - 1945