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{{short description|German 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun}}
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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Heckler & Koch MP5
| image              = Heckler & Koch MP5-1.jpg
| image_size         = 320
| caption            = Heckler & Koch MP5A3
| origin             = [[West Germany]]
| type               = [[Submachine gun]]<br />[[Pistol-calibre carbine]] (MP5SF, HK94, SP5, MP5 .22 LR)<br> [[Pistol]] (SP89, SP5K)
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| is_ranged          = yes
<!-- Service history -->
| service            = 1966–present
| used_by            = See [[#Users|Users]]
| wars               = {{plainlist|
*[[The Troubles]]
*[[Araguaia Guerrilla War|Operation Marajoara]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tropasearmas.com/guerrilha-contraguerrilha-araguaia.html|title=GUERRILHA E CONTRA-GUERRILHA NO ARAGUAIA| url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619002342/http://tropasearmas.com/guerrilha-contraguerrilha-araguaia.html |archive-date=2021-06-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis| url=https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/71/71131/tde-02102019-152549/publico/rafaeldeabreusouzacorrigida.pdf| title=A materialidade da repressão à guerrilha do Araguaia e do terrorismo de Estado no Bico do Papagaio, TO/PA: noite e nevoeiro na Amazônia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406003042/https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/71/71131/tde-02102019-152549/publico/rafaeldeabreusouzacorrigida.pdf|archive-date=April 6, 2023|trans-title=The materiality of the repression of the Araguaia guerrillas and state terrorism in Bico do Papagaio, TO/PA: night and fog in the Amazon|last=Sousa|first=Rafael de Abreu e|type=PhD|date=2019}}</ref>
*[[Western Sahara War]]
*[[Lufthansa Flight 181#Operation Feuerzauber: The German GSG 9 assault|Operation Feuerzauber]]<ref>Thompson, Leroy, ''The MP5 Submachine Gun.'' Osprey Publishing (2014)</ref>
*[[Operation Storm-333]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Galeotti |first1=Mark  |author1-link=Mark Galeotti |title=Storm-333: KGB and Spetsnaz seize Kabul, Soviet-Afghan War 1979 |date=18 March 2021 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-4728-4188-9 |pages=57−58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HD3wDwAAQBAJ |language=en |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819183100/https://books.google.com/books?id=HD3wDwAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Soviet–Afghan War]]
*[[Iranian Embassy siege]]
*[[Operation Eagle Claw]]
*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
*[[Internal conflict in Peru]]
*[[Colombian conflict]]
*[[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]
*[[Afghan Civil War (1989-1992)]]
*[[Yugoslav Wars]]
*[[Gulf War]]
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]]
*[[Iraq War]]<ref name="SAS 2012 10">{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2012/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2012-Chapter-10-EN.pdf|chapter=Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia|title=Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2012|author=[[Small Arms Survey]]|page=321|isbn=978-0-521-19714-4|access-date=2018-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002411/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|archive-date=2018-08-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Mexican drug war]]
*[[Armed conflict for control of the favelas]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-02-21 |title=Weapons of Rio's crime war |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/21/weapons-rios-crime-war/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |newspaper=Thefirearmblog.com |language=en-US |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306193654/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/21/weapons-rios-crime-war/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Boko Haram insurgency]]<ref name="Tessières">{{Cite report|language=en|title=At the Crossroads of Sahelian Conflicts: Insecurity, Terrorism, and Arms Trafficking in Niger|author-first=Savannah |author-last=de Tessières|isbn=978-2-940548-48-4|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-SANA-Report-Niger.pdf|date=January 2018|page=58|ref={{harvid|de Tessières 2018 (Small Arms Survey)}}|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184751/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-SANA-Report-Niger.pdf|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Libyan Civil War]]
*[[2013 Lahad Datu standoff]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.borneotoday.net/explosives-m16-used-in-tanduo-invasion-by-sulu-pirates-found-in-lahad-datu/ |title=Explosives, M16 Used In Tanduo Invasion By Sulu Pirates Found In Lahad Datu |date=November 30, 2016 |publisher=Borneo Today |access-date=2020-10-26|url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406013101/https://www.borneotoday.net/explosives-m16-used-in-tanduo-invasion-by-sulu-pirates-found-in-lahad-datu/|archive-date= April 6, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2013/02/22/lahad-datu-standoff-three-al-jazeera-journalists-held-for-7-hours/ |title=Lahad Datu standoff: Three Al-Jazeera journalists held for 7 hours |date=February 22, 2013 |publisher=Borneo Today |access-date=2020-10-26|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406003042/https://www.theborneopost.com/2013/02/22/lahad-datu-standoff-three-al-jazeera-journalists-held-for-7-hours/|archive-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Photos of Bucha, Ukraine |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/interactive/2022/photos-of-bucha-ukraine/ |access-date=21 April 2023 |date=5 June 2022 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605035110/https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/interactive/2022/photos-of-bucha-ukraine/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Banjska attack]]<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=war_noir |number=1706323902291456209 |title=More photos of the captured weapons in #Zvečan (#Mitrovica) |date=2023-09-25|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926191243/https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1706323902291456209|archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>}}
<!-- Production history -->
| designer           = Tilo Möller, Manfred Guhring, Georg Seidl, Helmut Baureuter
| design_date        = 1964–1966
| manufacturer       = [[Heckler & Koch]]
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = 1966–present
| number             = 
| variants           = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
<!-- General specifications -->
| spec_label         = 
| weight             = {{convert|2.54|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="Small Arms Review">{{cite web |last1=Shea |first1=Dan |title=HK Defense Technology Division Group Submachine Guns Brochure |url=https://www.smallarmsreview.com/archive/detail.arc.entry.cfm?arcid=9585 |website=Small Arms Review |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012140233/https://www.smallarmsreview.com/archive/detail.arc.entry.cfm?arcid=9585 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>{{convert|2.00|kg|abbr=on}} (MP5K)
| length             = {{convert|680|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|325|mm|in|abbr=on}} (MP5K)
| part_length        = {{convert|225|mm|abbr=on|1}}<br>{{convert|115|mm|in|abbr=on}} (MP5K)
| height             = {{convert|260|mm|abbr=on|1}}
| width              = {{convert|50|mm|abbr=on|1}}
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]<br />[[10mm Auto]] (MP5/10)<br />[[.40 S&W]] (MP5/40)<br />[[.22 LR]] (MP5 .22 LR)
| action             = [[Roller-delayed blowback]], [[closed bolt]]
| rate               = 800 rounds/min<br />900 rounds/min (MP5K)<br />700 rounds/min (MP5SD)
| velocity           = {{convert|400|m/s|0|abbr=on}}
| range              = {{convert|200|m|0|abbr=on}}
| max_range          = 
| feed               = 15-, 30-, 40-, or 50-round detachable [[box magazine]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=C |first1=Nicholas |title=[TFB GUNFEST] Here Come The Drums! Magpul MP5 Drum & Glock 17 Drum Magazines |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/01/13/tfb-gunfest-magpul-mp5-drum-glock-17-drum/ |website=The Firearm Blog |date=13 January 2021 |access-date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=14 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114174549/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/01/13/tfb-gunfest-magpul-mp5-drum-glock-17-drum/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 50-round drum magazine and 100-round [[Beta C-Mag|Beta C-Mag drum magazine]]
| sights             = [[Iron sight]]s. Rear: rotary drum; front: hooded post
}}

The '''Heckler & Koch MP5''' ({{langx|de|Maschinenpistole 5}}, {{Lit|Submachine gun 5}}) is a [[submachine gun]] developed in the 1960s by German [[firearms manufacturer]] [[Heckler & Koch]]. It uses a similar [[modular design]] to the [[Heckler & Koch G3]], and has over 100 variants and clones,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heckler-koch.com/en/military/products/submachine-guns/mp5/mp5/overview.html |title=H&K Web site, MP5 overview |publisher=Heckler-koch.com |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119043103/http://www.heckler-koch.com/en/military/products/submachine-guns/mp5/mp5/overview.html |archive-date=2013-01-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref> including [[selective fire|select fire]], [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]], [[Silencer (firearms)|suppressed]], [[Carbine|compact]] and even [[Designated marksman rifle|marksman]] variants.<ref name="hogg2002">{{cite book |author-last=Hogg |author-first=Ian V. |author-link=Ian V. Hogg |date=2002 |title=Jane's Guns Recognition Guide |publisher=Jane's Information Group |ISBN=0-00-712760-X}}</ref> The MP5 is one of the most widely used submachine guns in the world, having been adopted by over forty nations and numerous [[militaries]], [[police forces]], [[intelligence agencies]], [[Security company|security organizations]], [[paramilitaries]] and [[non-state actor]]s.{{sfn|Tilstra|2012|p=42}}<ref>''Firepower: The Weapons the Professionals Use - and How. Weapons of the Terrorist War'', #17 Orbis Publishing, 1990.</ref>

Attempts at replacing the MP5 by Heckler & Koch began in the 1980s, but despite functional [[prototype]]s having promising performance, a formal successor did not enter commercial production until 1999, when the [[Heckler & Koch UMP]] was developed.{{sfn|Dockery|2007|p=220}} However, despite being more expensive, the MP5 remained the more successful of the two designs, because of its preexisting widespread use, design familiarity and lower recoil due to its [[Blowback (firearms)#Roller-delayed|roller-delayed]] [[Action (firearms)|action]] as opposed to the UMP's [[Blowback (firearms)#Simple blowback|straight blowback]] action.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |title=Forget Stealth and Missiles: Meet the Russian Army's Greatest Guns (All in One List) |first=Charlie |last=Gao |date=2019-11-14 |magazine=[[The National Interest]] |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/forget-stealth-and-missiles-meet-russian-armys-greatest-guns-all-one-list-95796 |access-date=2021-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928023305/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/forget-stealth-and-missiles-meet-russian-armys-greatest-guns-all-one-list-95796 |archive-date=2021-09-28 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Heckler & Koch, encouraged by the success of the [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] [[battle rifle|Rifle]] in 1959, developed a family of small arms consisting of four types of [[firearm]]s all based on a common G3 design layout and operating principle. The first type was chambered for [[7.62×51mm NATO]], the second for [[7.62×39mm|7.62×39mm M43]], the third for [[5.56×45mm NATO]] and the fourth for [[9×19mm Parabellum]]. The MP5 was created for the fourth type as the '''HK54'''; under the [[Heckler & Koch#HK naming system|HK naming system]], this categorizes it as a [[selective fire]] [[carbine]] chambered in a [[handgun cartridge]].{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=8}}

Development began in 1964, and in 1966 the HK54 was adopted by the ''[[Bundesgrenzschutz]]'' and by ''[[Bundeswehr]]'' [[special forces]], initially as the ''MP64'', before being redesignated as the MP5.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=8}} The MP5A1 was introduced in the late 1960s and was the first model to feature the front ring sight and "Slimline" handguard. In 1970, the MP5 and MP5A1 were superseded by the MP5A2 and MP5A3, improvements to the MP5A1 with a fixed [[Stock (firearms)|stock]] and retracting stock respectively. In 1974, the MP5SD, an integrally-suppressed variant, was introduced, and in 1976, the MP5K, a redesigned compact variant, was developed per a request for a variant that suited [[close-quarters combat]] in [[South America]]. In 1977, the original straight magazines were replaced by curved steel magazines. In 1978, the "Tropical" [[handguard]] was introduced for the MP5.

In 1980, the MP5 achieved an iconic status during the [[Iranian Embassy siege]], when [[British Army]] [[Special Air Service]] operatives used MP5s with [[Tactical light|top-mounted flashlights]] to assault the embassy and rescue the hostages held inside. Photos of the operation featuring MP5s were widely disseminated in the press and popular media, and drove other military and police units to purchase MP5s as well, quickly making the MP5 widely recognizable and associated with elite [[counterterrorist]] units.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davison |first=Phil |date=2011-08-30 |title=John McAleese: Leader of the SAS team that ended the 1980 siege of the Iranian embassy in London |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mcaleese-leader-of-the-sas-team-that-ended-the-1980-siege-of-the-iranian-embassy-in-london-2345827.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mcaleese-leader-of-the-sas-team-that-ended-the-1980-siege-of-the-iranian-embassy-in-london-2345827.html |archive-date=2022-05-09 |access-date=2019-07-27 |language=en}}</ref>. During the [[Salvadorian Civil War]] US Special Forces advisors would arm themselves with H&K MP5 submachineguns for self defense.<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Walker |first=Greg |date= February 1992 |title= Blue Badge of Honor |magazine= Soldier of Fortune|publisher=Soldier of Fortune }}</ref>.The MP5 has since become a mainstay in militaries, [[special forces|Special Operations Forces]] and [[police tactical unit]]s across the world, but has gradually been replaced since the late 1990s by [[rifle]]s, [[carbine]]s and [[personal defense weapon]]s due to changes in armament trends, including growing access to [[body armor]] that can stop handgun projectiles.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2008/november/swat111708 |title=Tools of the Trade - SWAT |access-date=2019-07-27 |language=en-us |archive-date=29 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529105739/https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2008/november/swat111708/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The MP5 is manufactured under license in several nations including [[Greece]] (formerly [[Hellenic Arms Industry]], currently [[Hellenic Defence Systems]]), [[Egypt]], [[Iran]] ([[Defense Industries Organization]]), [[Mexico]] ([[SEDENA]]), [[Pakistan]] ([[Pakistan Ordnance Factories]]), [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sudan]] ([[Military Industry Corporation]]), [[Turkey]] ([[Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (Turkey)|MKEK]]) and the [[United Kingdom]] (formerly [[Royal Ordnance]], later moved to Heckler & Koch Great Britain).<ref name="worldpolicy2000">{{cite web |url=https://worldpolicy.org/2009/11/13/report-profiling-the-small-arms-industry-world-policy-institute-research-project/ |title=Report: Profiling the Small Arms Industry |date=November 2000 |publisher=World Policy Institute |access-date=2010-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823105944/https://worldpolicy.org/2009/11/13/report-profiling-the-small-arms-industry-world-policy-institute-research-project/ |archive-date=2018-08-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Design ==
[[File:HK MP5 Zeichen.JPG|left|thumb|upright|HK MP5 markings on the firearm]]
The primary version of the MP5 family is the ''MP5A2'', which is a [[selective fire]] [[Roller-delayed blowback|delayed blowback]]-operated [[9×19mm Parabellum]] weapon. It fires from a [[closed bolt]] (bolt forward) position.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=12}}

The fixed, [[Free-floating barrel|free-floating]], cold hammer forged barrel has six right hand grooves with a 1 in 250&nbsp;mm (1:10 in) [[rifling]] twist rate and is pressed and pinned into the receiver.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=18}}

=== Features ===
[[File:Visierlinie.jpg|thumb|upright|A view through the MP5's [[iron sights]]]]
The first MP5 models used a double column straight [[box magazine]], but since 1977, slightly curved [[steel]] magazines have been used with a 15-round capacity (weighing 0.12&nbsp;kg) or a 30-round capacity (0.17&nbsp;kg empty).{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=18}}

The adjustable [[iron sight]]s (closed type) consist of a rotating rear diopter drum and a front post installed in a hooded ring. The rear sight is mechanically adjustable for both windage and elevation with the use of a special tool, being adjusted at the factory for firing at {{convert|25|m|yd|0}} with standard {{convert|8|g|gr|0}} [[Full metal jacket (ammunition)|FMJ]] 9×19mm NATO ammunition. The rear sight drum provides four apertures of varying diameters used to adjust the diopter system, according to the user's preference and tactical situation.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}} Changing between apertures does not change the point of impact down range.

The MP5 has a hammer firing mechanism. The trigger group is housed inside an interchangeable [[polymer]] trigger module (with an integrated pistol grip) and equipped with a three-position fire mode selector that serves as the manual safety toggle. Per [[Heckler & Koch#Trigger group|HK trigger group]] standards, most MP5 variants have the option of "SEF" or "Navy" trigger groups, with further alterations based on the availability and type of [[burst fire]]; the "SE" and "0-1" trigger groups are only available for semi-automatic and civilian variants. While the "SEF" trigger group's fire selector lever is located on the left-hand side of the trigger, the SEF symbols themselves appear on both sides of the trigger grouping; the "Navy" trigger group, among others, are ambidextrous. The safety/selector is rotated into the various firing settings or safety position by depressing the tail end of the lever. Tactile clicks (stops) are present at each position to provide a positive stop and prevent inadvertent rotation. The "safe" setting disables the trigger by blocking the hammer release with a solid section of the safety axle located inside the trigger housing.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=18}}

The non-reciprocating [[cocking handle]] is located above the handguard and protrudes from the cocking handle tube at approximately a 45° angle. This rigid control is attached to a tubular piece within the cocking lever housing called the cocking lever support, which in turn makes contact with the forward extension of the bolt group. It is not however connected to the bolt carrier and therefore cannot be used as a [[forward assist]] to fully seat the bolt group. The cocking handle is held in a forward position by a spring detent located in the front end of the cocking lever support which engages in the cocking lever housing. The lever is locked back by pulling it fully to the rear and rotating it slightly clockwise where it can be hooked into an indent in the cocking lever tube.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=18}}

=== Operating mechanism ===
[[File:US Patent 3283435 8-Nov-1966 BREECH CLOSURE Theodor Koch.png|thumb|The roller-delayed blowback mechanism, seen here in a 1966 [[U.S. patent]], originated from the aborted [[StG 45(M)]] [[assault rifle]] prototypes developed in [[Nazi Germany]] at the end of [[World War II]].]]
The bolt rigidly engages the barrel extension—a cylindrical component welded to the [[receiver (firearms)|receiver]] into which the barrel is pinned. The delay mechanism is of the same design as that used in the G3 rifle. The two-part bolt consists of a bolt head with rollers and a bolt carrier. The heavier bolt carrier lies up against the bolt head when the weapon is ready to fire and inclined planes on the front locking piece lie between the rollers and force them out into recesses in the barrel extension.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=68}}

When fired, expanding propellant gases produced from the burning powder in the [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] exert rearward pressure on the bolt head transferred through the base of the cartridge case as it is propelled out of the [[Chamber (firearms)|chamber]]. A portion of this force is transmitted through the rollers projecting from the bolt head, which are cammed inward against the inclined flanks of the locking recesses in the barrel extension and to the angled shoulders of the locking piece. The selected angles of the recesses and the incline on the locking piece produce a velocity ratio of about 4:1 between the bolt carrier and the bolt head. This results in a calculated delay, allowing the projectile to exit the barrel and gas pressure to drop to a safe level before the case is extracted from the chamber.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=68}}

The delay results from the amount of time it takes for enough recoil energy to be transferred through to the bolt carrier in a sufficient quantity for it to be driven to the rear against the force of inertia of the bolt carrier and the forward pressure exerted against the bolt by the recoil spring. As the rollers are forced inward they displace the locking piece and propel the bolt carrier to the rear. The bolt carrier's rearward velocity is four times that of the bolt head since the cartridge remains in the chamber for a short period of time during the initial recoil impulse. After the bolt carrier has travelled rearward 4&nbsp;mm, the locking piece is withdrawn fully from the bolt head and the rollers are compressed into the bolt head. Only once the locking rollers are fully cammed into the bolt head can the entire bolt group continue its rearward movement in the receiver, breaking the seal in the chamber and continuing the feeding cycle.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=68}}

Since the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge is relatively low powered, the bolt does not have an anti-bounce device like the G3, but instead the bolt carrier contains {{convert|32.5|g|oz|abbr=on}} of [[tungsten]] granules that prevent the bolt group from bouncing back after impacting the barrel extension. The weapon has a fluted chamber that enhances extraction reliability by bleeding gases backwards into the shallow flutes running along the length of the chamber to prevent the cartridge case from expanding and sticking to the chamber walls (since the bolt is opened under relatively high barrel pressure). A spring extractor is installed inside the bolt head and holds the case securely until it strikes the ejector arm and is thrown out of the ejection port to the right of the receiver. The lever-type ejector is located inside the trigger housing (activated by the movement of the recoiling bolt).{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=68}}

=== Accessories ===
====Barrel accessories====
Threading is provided at the muzzle to work with certain muzzle devices made by Heckler & Koch, including a slotted [[flash suppressor]], a [[blank-firing adapter]] (marked with a red painted band denoting use with blank ammunition only), a [[rifle grenade]] adapter (for use with rifle style grenades with an inside diameter of 22&nbsp;mm using a special grenade launching cartridge) and cup-type [[tear gas]] rifle grenade adapter. An optional "3-Lug" barrel is also available on some variants for mounting a quick-detachable [[suppressor]].

===== MP5SD suppressor =====
[[File:Patent DE1553874 07-Oct-1971 Handfeuerwaffe mit Schalldaempfer Heckler und Koch.png|thumb|Cross-section diagram of an early MP5SD suppressor from 1971 patent, detailing its vented barrel surrounded by metal mesh packing in the expansion chambers, followed by conical baffles in the forward chambers]]
The MP5SD's {{convert|146|mm|1|abbr=on}} barrel has 30 {{convert|2.5|mm|1|abbr=on}} ports drilled forward of the chamber through which escaping gases are diverted to the surrounding sealed tubular casing that is screwed onto threading on the barrel's external surface just prior to the ported segment. The MP5SD's integral suppressor itself is divided into two stages: the initial segment surrounding the ported barrel serves as an expansion chamber for the propellant gases, reducing gas pressure to slow down the acceleration of the projectile. The second decompression stage occupies the remaining length of the suppressor tube and contains a stamped metal [[helix]] separator with several compartments which increase the gas volume and decrease its temperature, deflecting the gases as they exit the muzzle, so muffling the exit report. The bullet leaves the muzzle at subsonic velocity, so it does not generate a sonic [[shock wave]] in flight. As a result of reducing the barrel's length and venting propellant gases into the suppressor, the bullet's muzzle velocity was lowered anywhere from 16% to 26% (depending on the ammunition used) while maintaining the weapon's automation and reliability.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=18}}

====Receiver====
The receiver housing has a proprietary claw-rail mounting system that permits the attachment of a standard Heckler & Koch quick-detachable [[scope mount]] (also used with the G3, HK33, and [[G3SG/1]]). It can be used to mount daytime [[Telescopic sight|optical sights]] (telescopic 4×24), [[night sights]], [[Reflector sight|reflex sights]], and [[Laser sight (firearms)|laser sights]]. The mount features two spring-actuated bolts, positioned along the base of the mount, which exert pressure on the receiver to hold the mount in the same position at all times assuring zero retention. All versions of the quick-detachable scope mount provide a sighting tunnel through the mount so that the shooter can continue to use the fixed iron sights with the scope mount attached to the top of the receiver.

A [[Picatinny rail]] adapter can be placed on top that locks into the claw rails. This allows the mounting of [[Standardization Agreement|STANAG]] scopes and has a lower profile than the claw-rail system.

====Handguard====
[[File:Mp5 4.JPG|thumb|An MP5A2 with an aftermarket "dedicated forend" [[tactical light]]-equipped handguard. Also note the fixed stock and [[jungle style]] magazines.]]
Standard MP5 variants have the option of two handguards: "Slimline", the original slim checkered metal handguard; and "Tropical", a wider and smoother polymer handguard introduced in 1978.

The MP5SD, MP5K, and SP89 have unique handguards owing to their design differences: the MP5SD handguard is similar to Slimline but larger to fit the integrated suppressor, the MP5K handguard has a built-in [[foregrip]] and handstop and the SP89 handguard is similar to the MP5K's but extended and without the foregrip.

Aftermarket handguards also exist, including newer vented handguards based on the "Tropical" handguard, "dedicated forend" handguards featuring a built-in underbarrel [[tactical light]] and [[rail integration system]] equipped handguards to fit attachments.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=24}}

== Variants ==
=== MP5 ===
[[File:MP5.jpg|thumb|An MP5A3 with the "SEF" trigger group, a retractable stock, and the "Slimline" handguard]]
;HK54
:Original pre-designation model, introduced in 1964. It has a charcoal-gray phosphated finish rather than the matte black lacquered finish used on later models. The handguard resembles the "Slimline" handguard but is narrower and has slots along it. It’s bolt carrier is longer and heavier than that of the final MP5, and it uses a flip-up "ladder" rear sight similar to that used on early G3 models. It uses straight steel magazines with plastic followers and distinctive "waffle" rib imprints for reinforcement.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=13}}
;MP5
:The basic MP5, based on a modified and improved HK54, introduced in 1966. When first released, it had a gray phosphated finish, "Slimline" handguard, 8.9-inch barrel with "3-Lug" muzzle, and straight waffle magazines. Modernized improvements were introduced in the 1970s: Proprietary "claw mount" rails for scope, laser and flashlight attachments were introduced in 1973, un-ribbed curved magazines with chrome followers were introduced in 1977, the matte black lacquered finish was introduced for export models also in 1977 and the polymer "Tropical" handguard was introduced in 1978.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=13}}
;MP5A1
:Standard MP5 with no stock and the "SEF" or "Navy" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=13}}{{sfn|Cutshaw|2011|p=154}}
;MP5A2
:Standard MP5 with a fixed stock and the "SEF" or "Navy" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=13}}
;MP5A3
:Standard MP5 with a retractable stock and the "SEF" or "Navy" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=13}}
;MP5A4
:Standard MP5 with a fixed stock, the "Navy 3-Round Burst" trigger group, and a straight pistol grip.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=13}}
;MP5A5
:Standard MP5 with a retractable stock, the "Navy 3-Round Burst" trigger group, and a straight pistol grip.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=13}}
;MP5SF
:Semi-automatic variant of the MP5 intended for the law enforcement and military markets, introduced in 1986 to meet a [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] request for a "9mm semi-automatic carbine". Unlike the HK94, the semi-automatic MP5 variant for the civilian market, the MP5SF retains its standard 8.9-inch barrel. It has two variants: the MP5SFA2 with a fixed stock, and the MP5SFA3 with a retractable stock. It uses the "0-1" trigger group, but since 1991, it has been delivered with select-fire bolt carriers that make it capable of automatic fire if paired with an appropriate trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=47}}
;MP5PT
:Training variants of the MP5A4 and MP5A5. They are designed to use a [[Wax bullet|plastic 9×19mm round]] developed by [[Dynamit Nobel]].{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=29}}
;MP5N
:[[Navy]] variant of the MP5, introduced in 1986 to meet a [[United States Navy]] request for a submachine gun effective aboard ships and in low-light conditions. It is essentially an MP5A3 with a standard A3 retractable stock, "Navy Trigger" group (NT) which is a select-fire (fully-automatic) trigger group which excludes burst mode but features ambidextrous selctors, [[Tritium radioluminescence|tritium illuminated]] sights, and additional 1/2 x 32 threading forward of the "3-Lug" muzzle device, intended for mounting a [[stainless steel]] suppressor produced by [[Knight's Armament Company]] (KAC).{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}}
;MP5F
:Improved French variant of the MP5, introduced in 1999 to meet a French [[National Gendarmerie]] request for a suitable standard-issue submachine gun. It is essentially a modified and improved MP5A3, featuring a padded retractable stock, "Navy" trigger group, ambidextrous [[Sling (firearms)|sling]] mounts, and internal improvements to handle high-pressure ammunition.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}}
;MP5 Mid Life Improvement (MLI)
:Modernized refresh of the MP5, introduced in 2015. It is based on the MP5A5 and features the MP5F's padded retractable stock, triple-rail "Slimline" handguard, "Navy 3-Round Burst" trigger group, quick-release sight mount or sight rail, and a [[RAL 8000]] finish. Compatible components of the MP5 MLI can be switched out and retrofitted with other compatible MP5 variants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-13 |title=H&K Unveils Mid-Life Upgrades for MP5 SMG At AUSA |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/10/13/hk-unveils-mid-life-upgrades-for-mp5-smg-at-ausa/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428184142/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/10/13/hk-unveils-mid-life-upgrades-for-mp5-smg-at-ausa/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== MP5SD ===
[[File:Heckler_Koch_MP5.jpg|thumb|An MP5SD3 with the "SEF" trigger group, a retractable stock, and the MP5SD suppressor and handguard]]
The '''MP5SD''' ("SD" meaning ''Schalldämpfer'', German for "sound suppressor") is a variant of the MP5 with an integral [[Silencer (firearms)|suppressor]], introduced in 1974.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=15}} The integral suppressor, built around its 5.7-inch barrel, uses a unique two-stage design that allows it to operate silently in most environments, including when wet, while still remaining reliable.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=5}} The distinctive size of the integral suppressor gives it a unique handguard design, with a modified charging handle to account for it. The MP5SD has a rate of fire of approximately 800 rounds per minute, and is intended for use with both standard and subsonic ammunition.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=MP5 SD |url=https://www.heckler-koch.com/en/Products/Military%20and%20Law%20Enforcement/Submachine%20guns/MP5?section=variants&variant=1176&s=1 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Heckler & Koch |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428191952/https://www.heckler-koch.com/en/Products/Military%20and%20Law%20Enforcement/Submachine%20guns/MP5?section=variants&variant=1176&s=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
:Standard MP5SD with no stock and the "SEF" or "Navy" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=15}}
;MP5SD2
:Standard MP5SD with a fixed stock and the "SEF" or "Navy" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=15}}
;MP5SD3
:Standard MP5SD with a retractable stock and the "SEF" or "Navy" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=15}}
;MP5SD4
:Standard MP5SD with no stock and the "SEF" or "Navy" trigger group. It is largely similar to the MP5SD1.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=15}}
;MP5SD5
:Standard MP5SD with a fixed stock and the "Navy 3-Round Burst" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=20}}
;MP5SD6
:Standard MP5SD with a retractable stock and the "Navy 3-Round Burst" trigger group.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=20}}
;MP5SDN-1
:Naval variant of the MP5SD, with a retractable stock, the "Navy 2-Round Burst" trigger group, and the MP5N's KAC stainless steel suppressor.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=20}}
;MP5SDN-2
:Naval variant of the MP5SD, with a fixed stock, the "Navy 2-Round Burst" trigger group, and the MP5N's KAC stainless steel suppressor.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=20}}

=== MP5K ===
[[File:MP-5K Egyptian HELWAN Manufacture.jpg|alt=Egyptian made  HELWAN MP5K, with a long magazine.|thumb|Egyptian HELWAN MP5K, with a long magazine.]][[File:Hkmp5k.jpg|thumb|An MP5K with the "Navy" trigger group, no stock, the MP5K foregrip handguard, and normal iron sights]]
The '''MP5K''' ("K" meaning ''Kurz'', German for "short") is a redesigned compact variant of the MP5, introduced in 1976. Developed from the stockless MP5A1,{{sfn|Cutshaw|2011|p=154}} it features a 4.5-inch barrel incompatible with muzzle attachments, an endcap with sling mount instead of a stock, and a unique handguard with a built-in foregrip. Most components of the MP5K are shortened on account of its compact design, including it’s bolt, receiver, charging handle, cover and trigger group frame. The lighter bolt gives it a higher rate of fire, at approximately 900 rounds per minute (as opposed to 800 rounds per minute with the regular MP5). Different variants of the MP5K use either unique open iron sights or redesigned fixed iron sights.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}}

;MP5K Prototype
:Stockless, cut-down MP5A2 with regular iron sights and an open vertical foregrip, developed in 1976.{{sfn|Cutshaw|2011|p=154}}
;MP5KA1
:Standard MP5K with the "SEF" trigger group, smooth upper surface and small low-profile iron sights.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}}
;MP5KA4
:Standard MP5K with the "Navy 3-Round Burst" trigger group and regular iron sights.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}}
;MP5KA5
:Standard MP5K with the "Navy 3-Round Burst" trigger group, smooth upper surface and small low-profile iron sights.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}}
;MP5K-N
:Naval variant of the MP5K, with the "Navy" trigger group and a custom "3-Lug" muzzle similar to that of the MP5N.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=19}}
;MP5K-PDW
:"Full-size" variant of the MP5K, introduced in 1991. It is designed to provide the benefits of the MP5K with the size and handling of a regular MP5 and is essentially a regular MP5K with a custom folding stock, "Navy" trigger group, and 5.5-inch barrel with a custom "3-Lug" muzzle similar to that of the MP5N but for a [[Qual-A-Tec]] suppressor. It’s name is derived from it’s intended use as a self-defense firearm for vehicle and aircraft crews.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=20}}
;MP5K Operational Briefcase
:Standard MP5K intended for use with the ''Spezialkoffer'' ("Special Case"), a custom [[briefcase]] built by [[Hofbauer GmbH]] with a modified claw mount for holding the MP5K, a [[firing port]] and a [[Trigger (firearms)|trigger]] built into the briefcase handgrip, introduced in 1978. Intended for security details in close-range defense or [[suppressive fire]] situations, the MP5K Operational Briefcase uses a firing mechanism built into the briefcase to allow the MP5K to fire without taking time to remove it. However, it cannot be reloaded, cleared of obstructions or emptied of spent shell casings without opening the briefcase and detaching the MP5K.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-10-26 |title=Heckler & Kock MP5K Briefcase Gun |url=https://armourersbench.com/2018/10/26/heckler-kock-mp5k-briefcase-gun/ |access-date=2021-04-14 |website=The Armourers Bench |language=en |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414165551/https://armourersbench.com/2018/10/26/heckler-kock-mp5k-briefcase-gun/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;MP5K Special Bag
:Variant of the MP5K Operational Briefcase introduced around 1978, using a leather [[suitcase]] called the ''Spezialtasche'' ("Special Bag"). Instead of using the handgrip as a trigger, the ''Spezialtasche'' features a hidden opening that allows the user to discreetly reach into the bag and fire the MP5K directly.<ref name=":14" />
;MP5K Falling Case
:Variant of the MP5K Operational Briefcase introduced around 1978, using a detachable briefcase called the ''Zerfallkoffer'' ("Falling Case"). Instead of allowing the MP5K to fire within the case, the ''Zerfallkoffer''{{'}}s handgrip and claw mount is designed to be quickly detached from the briefcase, "shedding" it and allowing the MP5K to be used as normal, albeit with a carryhandle. The ''Zerfallkoffer'' is also compatible with the [[Heckler & Koch MP7|MP7]].<ref name=":14" />

=== Rechambered variants ===
[[File:H&K_MP540_with_Railed_Forend.jpg|right|thumb|An MP5/40 with a rail-equipped handguard and a polymer 30-round magazine]]
Though the MP5 is normally chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum, two variants and an unreleased kit existed that used different ammunition.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=23}}

;MP5/10
:MP5 chambered in [[10mm Auto]], introduced in 1992. It features either a fixed or retractable stock, the "Navy 2-Round Burst" trigger group, and the MP5N's custom "3-Lug" muzzle derivative and tritium illuminated sights. It includes a bolt hold-open device, which catches the bolt in its rear position when empty, and is released by pressing a lever on the left side of the receiver. It is fed by custom 30-round translucent straight magazines.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=20}} The MP5/10 was discontinued in 2000, but HK still offers support and spare parts.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=23}}
;MP5/40
:MP5 chambered in [[.40 S&W]], introduced in 1992. It has largely the same features and configuration options of the MP5/10, is fed by similar 30-round translucent straight magazines, but uses the regular "Navy" trigger group (without the burst-fire selection).{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=21}} The MP5/40 was discontinued in 2000, but HK still offers support and spare parts.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=23}}
;MP5/45
:MP5 chambered in [[.45 ACP]] made on request from US DoD for issuance to Task Force Borbo. It has largely the same features and configuration options of the MP5/10, is fed by similar 30-round translucent straight magazines, but uses the regular "Navy" trigger group (without the burst-fire selection).{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=28}}
;MP5 .22 LR
:MP5 chambered in [[.22 Long Rifle]], introduced around 2021. It comes in two variants: the MP5 .22 LR Rifle, which resembles an MP5SD3 with a 16.1-inch barrel hidden by a faux "integral suppressor" barrel shroud; and the MP5 .22 LR Pistol, which resembles an MP5A1 or MP5A3 with an 8.5-inch barrel. Both variants use the "Tropical" handguard and the "0-1" trigger group. Like all civilian market MP5 variants, it is semi-automatic only.<ref>{{Cite web |last=C |first=Luke |date=2021-10-25 |title=The Rimfire Report: H&K .22LR MP5 Pistol and Rifle Review |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/10/25/22lr-mp5-hk/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428225018/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/10/25/22lr-mp5-hk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;MP5 .22 Long Rifle Rechambering Kit
:Rechambering kit to convert an MP5 to .22 Long Rifle, introduced in the early 1970s and discontinued at an indeterminate point. The kit consisted of a barrel insert, a bolt group, two 20-round magazines and was mostly sold to law enforcement agencies for training purposes by easing trainees inexperienced with the MP5 into learning handling techniques and firing practice without the high recoil and cost of 9×19mm rounds. The conversion reduced the MP5's rate of fire to 650 rounds per minute. It was ultimately replaced by the MP5 .22 LR in 2021.
;MP5 6.5×25mm Rechambering Kit
:Rechambering kit to convert an MP5 to [[6.5×25mm CBJ]], which was proposed in the 2000s but never released. It would have allowed an MP5 to be rechambered simply by switching its barrel.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Janson |first=Olof |date=2008-10-10 |title=The new 6.5x25 CBJ cartridge |url=https://www.gotavapen.se/gota/cbj/cbj_crtg.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910192244/https://www.gotavapen.se/gota/cbj/cbj_crtg.htm |archive-date=2023-09-10 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Göta Vapenhistoriska Sällskap}}</ref>

=== Civilian variants ===
[[File:HK94k on Finnish camo.jpg|thumb|An HK94 with a shortened barrel, the "0-1" trigger group, a retractable stock, the "Tropical" handguard, and an aftermarket [[Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight|ACOG]] sight]]
;HK94
:Civilian market variant of the MP5, imported to the United States civilian market from 1983 to 1989 (with a one-off final order for the [[California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation]] delivered in 1991). It has a 16.54-inch barrel, "0-1" trigger group, push-button magazine release (as opposed to the paddle magazine release on regular MP5s), and a straight pistol grip similar to that on the MP5A4 and MP5A5. It has two variants: the HK94A2 with a fixed stock, and the HK94A3 with a retractable stock. Optional accessories included a handguard-mounted foregrip and a ventilated barrel shroud. The HK94 was particularly popular as a [[prop]] in film and television productions of the era, and [[Blank (cartridge)|blank]]-firing HK94s with "chopped" 8.9-inch barrels and fake automatic conversions were often used as cost effective MP5 stand-ins well into the 2010s.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=29}}{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=30}}
;HK94/SG-1
:Accurized sharpshooting variant of the HK94, introduced in 1985. It was designed and intended for marksman fire in situations and environments where precise handgun cartridge fire may be needed, such as dense urban areas and indoor environments like prisons. It has a fixed match stock with a rubber buttpad and an adjustable cheekpiece, a folding [[bipod]], a [[flash hider]] and a [[Leupold & Stevens|Leupold]] 6x [[telescopic sight]]. A [[Heckler & Koch PSG1|PSG1]]-inspired aftermarket trigger pack was also produced, featuring a target pistol grip and match trigger. The HK94/SG-1 did not sell very well due to it’s niche role and poor performance—it had poor range, penetration, stopping power and it’s Leupold scope was calibrated for [[.223 Remington]]; not 9×19mm. Only 50 units were imported to the U.S., primarily to target shooters and firearm collectors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HK 94 SG/1 |url=https://dockeryarmory.com/hk-94-sg-1/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Dockery Armory |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428184138/https://dockeryarmory.com/hk-94-sg-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;SP89
:Civilian market variant of the MP5K, imported to the U.S. between 1989 and 1994. To comply with the [[National Firearms Act]], the SP89 features a redesigned handguard that replaces the MP5K's built-in foregrip with an extended barrel shroud. Like all civilian market MP5 variants, it is semi-automatic only.{{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=30}}
;SP5K
:Modernized SP89 for the American civilian market, imported to the U.S. as a pistol in 2017. It largely resembles the SP89, with a redesigned extended barrel shroud and a top-mounted Picatinny rail for sights. Like all civilian market MP5 variants; it is semi-automatic only.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-12-19 |title=Review: Heckler & Koch SP5K Pistol |url=https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/review-heckler-koch-sp5k-pistol/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Shooting Illustrated: An Official Journal Of The NRA |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428191951/https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/review-heckler-koch-sp5k-pistol/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;SP5
:Modernized civilian market variant of the MP5 introduced in 2019, replacing the HK94. It resembles an MP5A2 with an 8.8-inch barrel, MP5K-style threaded adaptor, "Tropical" handguard, "0-1" trigger group, paddle magazine release, fluted chamber and the buyer's choice of fixed stock, retractable stock or endcap.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SP5 |url=https://www.heckler-koch.com/en/Products/Hunting%20and%20Sport/Semi-automatic%20rifles/SP5 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Heckler & Koch |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428191951/https://www.heckler-koch.com/en/Products/Hunting%20and%20Sport/Semi-automatic%20rifles/SP5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
;SP5K-PDW
:Modernized civilian market variant of the MP5K introduced in 2019, replacing the SP5K. It resembles an MP5K without its handguard foregrip. Like all civilian market MP5 variants; it is semi-automatic only.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-12-14 |title=Review: Heckler & Koch SP5K-PDW |url=https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/review-heckler-koch-sp5k-pdw/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Shooting Illustrated: An Official Journal Of The NRA |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428191951/https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/review-heckler-koch-sp5k-pdw/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Prototypes ===
Five prototype firearms based on the MP5 were developed by Heckler & Koch in the 1980s and 1990s, mostly intended as improved variants or potential successors but were not developed any further.

;HK54A1
:Prototype improvement of the HK54, designed for the U.S. Navy [[Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division|Naval Weapons Support Center Crane]]'s (NWSC) [[Joint Service Small Arms Program]] (JSSAP) in 1980. It was essentially a refreshed ambidextrous MP5SD with a redesigned retractable stock and compatibility with a 50-round drum magazine. It was designed to be suitable for [[frogmen]] and [[paratrooper]]s in any environment. It was thus also designed to be reliably functional in extreme temperatures and while wearing bulky gloves. HK's proposal for the HK54A1 noted it could be converted to [[.45 ACP]] if necessary. An unknown number were produced for testing purposes out of regular MP5 components. The HK54A1 was never properly developed for field use, but it met most JSSAP requirements, drawing the attention of the U.S. government and leading to the development of the SMG I and SMG II.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2001-03-01 |title=The Missing Link: Heckler & Koch's "Family" Submachine Gun |url=https://smallarmsreview.com/the-missing-link-heckler-kochs-family-submachine-gun/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Small Arms Review |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428184145/https://smallarmsreview.com/the-missing-link-heckler-kochs-family-submachine-gun/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;SMG I
:Prototype derived from the HK54A1, first developed for the JSSAP between 1982 and 1983. It was intended to spawn a "family" of modular all purpose submachine guns. Unique for HK, the SMG I used a simple blowback operation with separate lower and upper receivers and an easy-to-remove 5.8-inch barrel with an integral suppressor. It had a boxy body with a retractable stock and a diagonal foregrip. A mechanical and hydraulic buffer in the backplate and a timing device in the stock reduced it’s rate of fire to a manageable 500 rounds per minute, roughly half that of the HK54A1. The rear iron sight, resembling that of the [[HK21E]], allowed for adjustments based on wind, ammunition type, sight elevation and also featured indents to assist with close-range [[point shooting]]. The trigger included an add-on to be used with bulkier cold weather gloves. Only 20 handmade examples were produced. The SMG I was tested by NWSC Crane in 1984 and proved promising but several minor issues prompted the development of the SMG II.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=McCollum |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McCollum|date=2020-01-03 |title=H&K's Experimental SMG and SMG II for the US Navy |url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/hks-experimental-smg-and-smg-ii-for-the-us-navy/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Forgotten Weapons |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428184146/https://www.forgottenweapons.com/hks-experimental-smg-and-smg-ii-for-the-us-navy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-15 |title=Firearm Showcase: The Heckler & Koch SMG (I), 1980s Would-Be Successor to the MP5 |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/07/15/firearm-showcase-heckler-koch-smg-successor-mp5/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428184154/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/07/15/firearm-showcase-heckler-koch-smg-successor-mp5/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;SMG II
:Prototype derived from the SMG I, developed around 1985. It has a largely identical design but addresses the issues reported by NWSC Crane. It’s combination of the MP5, MP5SD and MP5K was made more clear. Analogous to the MP5 by default, the addition of a custom suppressor made it akin to the MP5SD. The removal of the suppressor and retractable stock converted it into an MP5K-like automatic pistol. The three-round burst fire setting returned from the HK54A1. Several components were made from plastic to reduce weight, while the over-engineered rear sight was abandoned for a simpler MP5 style sight. Uniquely, the SMG II had a gas cylinder in the handguard with a gas relief valve on the receiver, used to control round velocity and thus also sound. The "L" setting reduced the propellant gases to fire rounds below the speed of sound and thus without the usual crack of supersonic projectiles for almost silent suppressed fire, while the "H" setting used all available gas to fire rounds at full velocity for reliable unsuppressed fire. Other internal changes were made to reduce cost, simplify production and maintenance, but otherwise the SMG II was largely just an improvement of the SMG I. Like the SMG I, only 20 handmade examples were produced for testing by NWSC Crane. While the SMG II again proved promising, it was ultimately abandoned, not for budgetary or technical concerns, but simply due to the success of the regular MP5 and it’s derivatives, which were already popular enough with the U.S. Navy and all other potential customers to make a replacement unnecessary; HK ultimately developed the MP5N for the U.S. Navy instead. Allegedly, between 60 and 80 additional SMG IIs were secretly commissioned for an unidentified U.S. government agency, possibly a member of the [[United States Intelligence Community|U.S. Intelligence Community]], where they were favored by their users, but the lack of spare parts and the gradual move to higher caliber firearms for close-quarters combat led to all of them being retired and melted down for disposal some time around 1999. Technical knowledge from the SMG II and the concept of a universal submachine gun were later repurposed for the MP2000 prototype and the [[Heckler & Koch UMP|UMP]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-20 |title=Firearm Showcase: The Heckler & Koch SMG II, 1980s Would-Be Successor to the MP5 |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/09/20/firearm-showcase-heckler-koch-smg-ii-1980s-successor-mp5-high-res-pics/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428184157/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/09/20/firearm-showcase-heckler-koch-smg-ii-1980s-successor-mp5-high-res-pics/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;MP5 PIP
:Prototype developed around the late 1980s and early 1990s. Very little is known about the MP5 PIP or why it was developed, but it had a boxier body resembling the later UMP, a shorter diagonal magazine and the "flipper" charging handle later used on the [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]]. Only one non-functional wooden [[mockup]] was produced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-26 |title=Firearm Showcase: The Heckler & Koch MP5 PIP, Improving Greatness |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/09/26/firearm-showcase-heckler-koch-mp5-pip-improving-greatness-high-res-pics/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428184144/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/09/26/firearm-showcase-heckler-koch-mp5-pip-improving-greatness-high-res-pics/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;MP2000
:Prototype derived from the SMG II, developed in the 1990s. It somewhat resembled the SMG II and featured a propellant gas-based round velocity silencing system similar to that of the SMG II. It was presumably an attempted revival of the SMG II concept to replace the MP5 for the 21st century. It is an immediate predecessor of the UMP, which was ultimately marketed as such.<ref name=":5" />

==Other manufacturers ==
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===Under license===

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|-
! width="25%"| Name
! width="25%"| Origin
! width="25%"| Manufacturer
| width="10%"| Photo
! Notes
|-
|MP5K || {{flag|Egypt}} || HELWAN || [[File:MP-5K Egyptian HELWAN Manufacture.jpg|100px]]  || <ref name="Bennett2011">{{cite book|last=Bennett|first=R M|title=Elite Forces|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4JsL8v_sg5wC&pg=PT199|access-date=19 August 2013|date=31 August 2011|publisher=Ebury Publishing|isbn=978-0-7535-4764-9|chapter=Egypt}}</ref>

|-
| || {{flag|Greece}} || [[Hellenic Defence Systems]] || ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Hellenic Defense Systems |url=http://www.eas.gr/index.php?lang=en&sec=7&cid=113 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718131549/http://www.eas.gr/index.php?lang=en&sec=7&cid=113 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |access-date=2009-06-26 |website=Ellinika Amyntika Systimata}}</ref>
|-
| Tondar || rowspan="2" | {{flag|Iran}} || rowspan="2" | [[Defense Industries Organization]] || [[File:Unidentified Iranian Army Ground military ceremony (01).jpg|100px]] || MP5A3 copy<ref name="worldpolicy2000"/>
|-
| Tondar Light || || MP5K copy<ref name="worldpolicy2000"/>
|-
| || {{flag|Mexico}} || [[SEDENA]] || || {{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=69}}
|-
| MP5P || rowspan="3" | {{flag|Pakistan}} || rowspan="3" | [[Pakistan Ordnance Factories]] || rowspan="3" |<ref name="pof.gov.pk">{{cite web |title=Infantry Weapons – SMG PK |url=http://pof.gov.pk/IW_SMGPKPK1PK2PK3.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003153232/http://www.pof.gov.pk/IW_SMGPKPK1PK2PK3.aspx |archive-date=2013-10-03 |access-date=2013-10-09 |website=Pakistan Ordnance Factories}}</ref><ref name="atlanticfirearms.com">{{cite web |last= |first= |title=POF-5 9mm Semi Auto Pistol, Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) |url=http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-rifles/9mm-pistol-detail.html?Itemid=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608123120/http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-rifles/9mm-pistol-detail.html?Itemid=0 |archive-date=2016-06-08 |access-date=11 July 2016 |website=Atlantic Firearms}}</ref><ref name="POF 5PK 9mm Pistol">{{cite web |last= |first= |title=POF 5PK 9mm Pistol |url=http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-accessories/pof-9mm-k-pistol-detail.html?Itemid=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921012712/http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-accessories/pof-9mm-k-pistol-detail.html?Itemid=0 |archive-date=2016-09-21 |access-date=11 July 2016 |website=Atlantic Firearms}}</ref>
|-
| POF4 
|-
| POF-5 
|-
| rowspan="4" | || {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} || [[Military Industries Corporation]] || || <ref>{{cite web |title=MP5 Submachine Gun Cal 9X19 mm |url=http://en.mic.org.sa/our-products/light-weapon/mp5-submachine-gun-cal-9x19-mm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121225065231/http://en.mic.org.sa/our-products/light-weapon/mp5-submachine-gun-cal-9x19-mm |archive-date=2012-12-25 |access-date=2012-12-29 |website=Military Industries Corporation}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Switzerland}} || [[Brügger & Thomet]] || || <ref name="Clone"/>
|-
| {{flag|Norway}} || [[Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk]] || || <ref name="Clone"/>
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}} || [[Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation|MKEK]] || [[File:MP5-makinali-tabanca.jpg|100px]] ||With different trigger groups: '''E''' (Safe), '''T''' (Semi-Auto) and '''S''' (Full Auto).<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkey MKEK MP5 |url=http://www.mkek.gov.tr/english/foUrunDetaylari.aspx?iKodUrun=220&iKodUrunKategorisi=107 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618054254/http://www.mkek.gov.tr/english/foUrunDetaylari.aspx?iKodUrun=220&iKodUrunKategorisi=107 |archive-date=2009-06-18 |access-date=2009-06-26 |website=MAKİNE ve KİMYA ENDÜSTRİSİ A.Ş}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || [[Royal Small Arms Factory]] || || <ref name="worldpolicy2000"/>
|-
|}

===Manufactured without license===

{|class=wikitable border="0" width="100%"
|-
! width="25%"| Name
! width="25%"| Origin
! width="25%"| Manufacturer
! Notes
|-
| NR-08 || rowspan="3" | {{flag|China}} || rowspan="3" | [[Norinco]] || MP5A4 copy<ref>{{cite web |date=29 October 2010 |title=Norinco NR08: Chinese MP5 Clone - |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/10/29/norinco-nr08-chinese-mp5-clone/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730080624/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/10/29/norinco-nr08-chinese-mp5-clone/ |archive-date=30 July 2018 |access-date=30 July 2018 |website=The Firearm Blog}}</ref>
|-
| NR-08A || MP5A4 copy<ref>{{cite web | url=http://061.com.pl/2017/12/04/norinco-nr08a-czyli-klon-hk-mp5/ | title=NORINCO NR08A – czyli klon HK MP5 – KOLEKCJA 061 – broń i akcesoria | access-date=2018-07-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730081207/http://061.com.pl/2017/12/04/norinco-nr08a-czyli-klon-hk-mp5/ | archive-date=2018-07-30 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| CS/LS3 || MP5A5 copy, mainly for exports <ref name="Clone">{{cite web |date=1 February 2017 |title=H&K MP5 Clones of the World |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/01/hk-mp5-clones-world |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730080612/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/01/hk-mp5-clones-world |archive-date=30 July 2018 |access-date=30 July 2018 |website=The Firearm Blog}}</ref>
|-
| OFB Anamika 9mm || {{flag|India}} || [[Indian Ordnance Factory]] || MP5A3 copy<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-16 |title=Unnamed: India's Ordnance Factory Board 'ANAMIKA' MP5 |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/06/16/of/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428225347/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/06/16/of/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Tihraga || {{flag|Sudan}} || [[Military Industry Corporation]] || MP5A3 and DIO Tondar copy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Military Industry Corporation (MIC) Official Website |url=http://www.mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/TIHRAGAbn.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709054644/http://mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/TIHRAGAbn.html |archive-date=2009-07-09 |access-date=2009-06-26 |website=Military Industry Corporation}}</ref>
|-
|}

In the [[United States]], PTR Industries,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-29 |title=PTR 9CT pistol (9mm) 601 - HK MP5 clone 8.86" threaded barrel {{!}} For Sale |url=https://charliescustomclones.com/ptr-9ct-pistol-9mm-601-hk-mp5-clone-8-86-threaded-barrel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929014017/https://charliescustomclones.com/ptr-9ct-pistol-9mm-601-hk-mp5-clone-8-86-threaded-barrel/ |archive-date=29 September 2023 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Charlie's Custom Clones}}</ref> Zenith Firearms,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-01 |title=American Made MP5 {{!}} Semi Auto MP5 {{!}} MP5 Pistol For Sale |url=https://zenithfirearms.com/product/zf-5/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601193448/https://zenithfirearms.com/product/zf-5/ |archive-date=1 June 2024 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Zenith Firearms}}</ref> Dakota Tactical,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=Dakota Tactical D54 /MP5 |url=https://loadoutroom.com/thearmsguide/dakota-tactical-d54-mp5/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814214416/https://loadoutroom.com/thearmsguide/dakota-tactical-d54-mp5/ |archive-date=14 August 2022 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The Loadout Room}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-22 |title=Dakota Tactical D54-N MP5 style 9mm Semi-Auto Pistol Model A1 |url=https://charliescustomclones.com/dakota-tactical-d54-n-mp5-style-9mm-semi-auto-pistol-model-a1/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622061417/https://charliescustomclones.com/dakota-tactical-d54-n-mp5-style-9mm-semi-auto-pistol-model-a1/ |archive-date=22 June 2024 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Charlie's Custom Clones}}</ref> and [[Century International Arms]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=Century Arms 9mm AP5-M Pistol: Ultimate HK MP5 Clone? |url=https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/century-arms-ap5m-9mm-pistol/488609 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612192503/https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/century-arms-ap5m-9mm-pistol/488609 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=[[Firearms News]]}}</ref> manufacture semi-automatic clones of the MP5 that are legally classified as pistols. In 2007, Professional Arms demonstrated the MK5, an MP5 clone that could be rechambered between 9×19mm, .45 ACP, and .40 S&W.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-21 |title=DefRev Quick Hits 3: More Tactical Technology from the Show |url=https://defensereview.com/defrev-quick-hits-3-more-tactical-technology-from-the-show/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=DefenseReview.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Users ==
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[[File:MP5 operators of the world.svg|thumb|upright=1.8|Worldwide users of the MP5 (former and current)]]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Country/Region
! Organization name
! Model
! style="width:50px;"| Caliber
! Reference
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{flag|Afghanistan}}
| [[Afghan National Army]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Pakistani-made (after 2001)
[[West Germany|West German]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birth of a four decade nightmare {{!}} David Loyn {{!}} The Critic Magazine - husale.shopsfashion2023.ru |url=https://husale.shopsfashion2023.ru/content?c=nur+mohammad+taraki&id=7 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=husale.shopsfashion2023.ru |archive-date=2023-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626235345/https://husale.shopsfashion2023.ru/content?c=nur+mohammad+taraki&id=7 |url-status=dead }}{{failed verification|date=July 2023}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite book|title=Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society|first1=Michael Vinai|last1=Bhatia |author1-link=Michael Bhatia |first2=Mark|last2=Sedra|publisher=[[Routledge]]|editor=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-0-415-45308-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P4N9AgAAQBAJ|page=165|date=May 2008|access-date=2018-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901145604/https://books.google.fr/books?id=P4N9AgAAQBAJ|archive-date=2018-09-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zahir Qadir]]'s Frontier Force
| style="text-align:center;"|{{sfn|Bhatia|Sedra|2008|p=277}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Albania}}
| ''[[Republican Guard (Albania)|Garda e Republikës]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=202221&ref=kerko |title=Viktimat u vranë me plumba 9mm |publisher=Top-channel.tv |date=2011-01-23 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527150347/http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=202221&ref=kerko |archive-date=2013-05-27 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Special Operations Battalion (Albania)|Batalioni i Operacioneve Speciale]]'' (BOS)
| style="text-align:center;"| K
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{DZA}}
|[[Algerian police|Algerian Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SD6, SD3, K, A3, A5
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.menadefense.net/algerie/gosp-nouvelle-unite-speciale-de-police-algerienne/|title=Le GOSP, nouvelle unité spéciale de la police algérienne|last=Akramov|date=2016-07-24|website=MENADEFENSE|language=fr-FR|access-date=2020-03-30|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223135600/https://www.menadefense.net/algerie/gosp-nouvelle-unite-speciale-de-police-algerienne/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Special forces of Algeria|Algerian Special Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| {{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{flag|Argentina}}
| [[Argentine Navy]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="gander1995">Gander, Terry J.; Hogg, Ian V. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995/1996''. Jane's Information Group; 21 edition (May 1995). {{ISBN|978-0-7106-1241-0}}.</ref>
|-
| [[Argentine National Gendarmerie]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="gander1995"/>
|-
| [[Argentine Federal Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="gander1995"/>
|-
| [[Argentine Naval Prefecture]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A2
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="gander1995"/>
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Australia}}
| [[Airfield Defence Guards]] of the [[Royal Australian Air Force]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airforce.gov.au/adg/weapons.aspx |title= Weapons: Royal Australian Air Force |access-date= 9 January 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090109120916/http://www.airforce.gov.au/adg/weapons.aspx |archive-date= 9 January 2009 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Special Operations Command (Australia)|Special Operations Command]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3, K, SD
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.specialunits.eu/images/Australie/TAG%20East%20operators%20%283%29.jpg|title=TAG East operations (image)|access-date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004001932/http://www.specialunits.eu/images/Australie/TAG%20East%20operators%20%283%29.jpg|archive-date=4 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Police Tactical Group]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/trg-raid-mcleod-rental-property/story-e6frg13u-1225818969526 |title=TRG raid McLeod rental property |publisher=Perthnow.com.au |date=2010-01-13 |access-date=2012-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514022433/http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/trg-raid-mcleod-rental-property/story-e6frg13u-1225818969526 |archive-date=2013-05-14 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| [[Azerbaijani Navy|Underwater Offence (SÖH)]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SD6 (MKEK)
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=В ВМС проводятся подготовительные тренировки к оценке НАТО – ФОТО |url=https://oxu.az/ru/armiya/v-vms-provodyatsya-podgotovitelnye-trenirovki-k-otsenke-nato-foto |website=Oxu.az |access-date=20 February 2026 |language=ru |date=2 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bahrain}}
|  _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
| [[Bangladesh Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="jones2009">{{harvnb|Jones|Ness|2009|p={{page needed|date=October 2021}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[SWAT (Bangladesh)|Bangladesh SWAT Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Rapid Action Battalion]],
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Special Warfare Diving And Salvage]] of the [[Bangladesh Navy]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Belarus}}
| "Almaz" anti-terrorist group
| style="text-align:center;"| A3, K
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VEykPjHWp8 |title=АЛМАЗ – антитерор |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002153736/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VEykPjHWp8 |archive-date=2015-10-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus|KGB]] Alpha Group
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gb1MFttWYg |title=KGB vs FSB shooting |date=3 January 2015 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2015-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109003521/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gb1MFttWYg |archive-date=2016-01-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| [[Law enforcement in Belgium]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |{{flag|Brazil}}
| [[Brazilian Federal Police|Federal Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A2, A3, A5, SD3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Ezell|Smith|Smith|1973|p=286}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=World Infantry Weapons: Brazil |url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_brazil |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602220038/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_brazil |archive-date=2 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Battalion of Special Operations|BOPE]]
| style="text-align:center;" | A5, K
| style="text-align:center;" | 9mm 
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite book |last=Olive |first=Ronaldo |title=Enciclopedia De Submetralhadoras |page=67}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais]]
| style="text-align:center;" |KA4, SD1, SD6
| style="text-align:center;" |9mm 
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite book |last=Olive |first=Ronaldo |title=Enciclopedia De Submetralhadoras |page=70}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
|-
|Brasilia Police
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2018 |title=Another look at Brazil's crime weapons |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/06/25/another-look-at-brazils-crime-weapons/ |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930215558/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/06/25/another-look-at-brazils-crime-weapons/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Comando de Operações Táticas|Comando de Operações Taticas]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A5, SD6
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[COMANF]]                          
| style="text-align:center;"| KA4, SD6
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=":1" />
|-
|{{flag|Brunei}}
| [[Royal Brunei Police Force]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|last=gp|date=2021-03-18|title=Royal call for RBPF to set bar high for training policies » Borneo Bulletin Online|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/royal-call-for-rbpf-to-set-bar-high-for-training-policies-2/|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Royal call for RBPF to set bar high for training policies|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020091518/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/royal-call-for-rbpf-to-set-bar-high-for-training-policies-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
| Specialized Anti-Terrorism Task Force
| style="text-align:center;"| SD3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://dtirp.dtra.mil/pdfs/untia_2009addendum_oct2009.pdf |title=Etpu |access-date=2011-01-29 |publisher=[[Defense Treaty Ready Inspection Readiness Program]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722124709/http://dtirp.dtra.mil/pdfs/untia_2009addendum_oct2009.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Cameroon}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Canada}}
| [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | A2, A3
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.casr.ca/101-army-smallarm-4.htm |title=CASR — Canadian American Strategic Review — DND 101 — Canadian Forces Small Arms — Specialist Weapons — A Visual Guide |access-date=2014-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822074820/http://www.casr.ca/101-army-smallarm-4.htm |archive-date=2016-08-22 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Canadian Navy]] 
|-
|[[Sûreté du Québec]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Dan Beaumont ARCHIVES |date=3 December 2011 |title=Denis Lortie " fusillade au Parlement de Québec ", SRC, 8 mai 1984 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTu1HaKkIT4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316094918/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTu1HaKkIT4 |archive-date=2016-03-16 |access-date=11 July 2016 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Chile}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|China}}
| [[People's Police (China)|People's Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| NR-08, CS/LS3
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tn_4RnFJwg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/0tn_4RnFJwg| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Chongqing police SWAT team |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-03-24 |access-date=2012-12-29}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn1OhFm4XWE |title=Rare guns in China. Used by police and military |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-12-23 |access-date=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815194233/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn1OhFm4XWE |archive-date=2017-08-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Costa Rica}}
| UEA (Unidad Especial de Apoyo) Special Police Unit
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PecazE0NY |title=uea21 |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-02-15 |access-date=2012-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724125015/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PecazE0NY |archive-date=2013-07-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Croatia}}
| [[Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SD3
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/u-atj-lucko-zavrsen-tecaj-fbi-a |title=U ATJ Lučko završen tečaj FBI-a |publisher=Ezadar.hr |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513090550/http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/u-atj-lucko-zavrsen-tecaj-fbi-a |archive-date=2013-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Cuba}}
| [[Black Wasp (Cuban Special Forces)|Black Wasp]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| A3
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0RGvgrz4CU| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216124524/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0RGvgrz4CU&app=desktop| archive-date=2019-02-16 | url-status=dead|title=Cuban Special Forces - MININT and Black Wasps|date=5 July 2012|publisher=Youtube}}</ref>
|-
| Special Unit of [[Ministry of the Interior (Cuba)|MININT]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
| [[Police of the Czech Republic]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| A5, SD6, SA3, K
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
| [[Military of Czech Republic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.cz/assets/files/9334/zbrane_definit.pdf |title=zbrane.indd |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229001255/http://www.army.cz/assets/files/9334/zbrane_definit.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Denmark}}
| [[Frogman Corps (Denmark)|Frogman Corps]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=67}}
|-
|[[Police of Denmark|Danish Police]]
|-
|{{flag|Ecuador}}
| [[National Police of Ecuador|National Police]]
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telerama.ec/videos/?video=ma8R30JFxY73hCX9T6kL |title=Policía y CTE realizan intercambio de armas |publisher=Telerama |date=2011-06-07 |access-date=2012-06-19 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309114258/http://telerama.ec/videos?video=ma8r30jfxy73hcx9t6kl |archive-date=2016-03-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Egypt}}
| [[Unit 777]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | K, A3, A5, SD
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Bennett2011" />{{rp|199-200}}
|-
|[[Egyptian Republican Guard]] 
|-
|[[Egyptian National Police]]

|-
|{{flag|Estonia}}
|[[Estonian Defence Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A2
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=9 mm püstolkuulipilduja HK MP-5A2 |url=https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/tehnika/relvad/kasitulirelvad/9-mm-pustolkuulipilduja-hk-mp-5a2/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Kaitsevägi |language=et |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110045611/https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/tehnika/relvad/kasitulirelvad/9-mm-pustolkuulipilduja-hk-mp-5a2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Fiji}}
| -
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=Capie>{{cite book|last=Capie|first=David|title=Under the Gun: The Small Arms Challenge in the Pacific|date=2004|pages=70–71|publisher=Victoria University Press|location=Wellington|isbn=978-0864734532 }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Finland}}
|Special operations forces and military police of the [[Finnish Defence Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Materiel and Equipment of the Finnish Defence Forces |url=https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/equipment |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Puolustusvoimat |language=en-US |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830075044/https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/equipment |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|France}}
| [[Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale]] (GIGN)
| style="text-align:center;" | A5, K
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=67}}
|-
| Certain specialized units within the [[French Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A5, SD3, F
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/materiels/materiels_specifiques/hk_mp5_a5 |title=Terre – HK MP5 A5 |language=fr |publisher=Defense.gouv.fr |access-date=2009-06-26 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080314171153/http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/materiels/materiels_specifiques/hk_mp5_a5 |archive-date = March 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/materiels/materiels_specifiques/hk_mp5_sd3 |title=Terre – HK MP5 SD3 |language=fr |publisher=Defense.gouv.fr |access-date=2009-06-26 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316020702/http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/materiels/materiels_specifiques/hk_mp5_sd3 |archive-date = March 16, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Georgia}}
| [[Georgian Special Forces]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | K, SD, A3, A1
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 9mm
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en|title=Armament of the Georgian Army|date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309192408/http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en|archive-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[Special State Protection Service of Georgia|Special State Protection Service (SSPS)]]
|-
|[[Coast Guard of Georgia]]
|-
| rowspan="7" |{{flag|Germany}}
| [[Federal Police (Germany)|Bundespolizei (Federal Police)]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg14-e.htm |title=Modern Firearms – Heckler Koch HK MP-5 submacine gun |publisher=World.guns.ru |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617111407/http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg14-e.htm |archive-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Landespolizei|Landespolizei (State Police)]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[German Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.streitkraeftebasis.de/portal/a/streitkraeftebasis/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNwyON3Y0cgRJQjmGBvqRCPGglFR9X4_83FR9b_0A_YLciHJHR0VFALnNkmM!/delta/base64xml/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SVVFLzZfMVNfM0FBMQ!!?yw_contentURL=%2F01DB040000000001%2FW26A9EFM302INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp |title=Maschinenpistole MP5K |publisher=streitkraeftebasis.de |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012232935/http://www.streitkraeftebasis.de/portal/a/streitkraeftebasis/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNwyON3Y0cgRJQjmGBvqRCPGglFR9X4_83FR9b_0A_YLciHJHR0VFALnNkmM!/delta/base64xml/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SVVFLzZfMVNfM0FBMQ!!?yw_contentURL=%2F01DB040000000001%2FW26A9EFM302INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp |archive-date=2010-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Feldjäger|Feldjäger (Military Police)]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[GSG 9]] police tactical unit
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="miller2001">Miller, David (2001). ''The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns''. Salamander Books Ltd. {{ISBN|978-1-84065-245-1}}.</ref>
|-
| [[German Navy]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|[[SEK (Germany)|SEK]]
|
|
|
|-
|{{flag|Ghana}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Honduras}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Hong Kong}}
| [[Hong Kong Police Force]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SFA2、A3、A5、F、K、K-PDW、RAS、SD3、SK、S-N1、S-N2
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkdigit.net/2007/06/hong-kong-police-airport-security-unit |title=Hong Kong Police – Airport Security Unit |publisher=hkdigit.blogspot.com |date=2007-06-12 |access-date=2010-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015204701/http://www.hkdigit.net/2007/06/hong-kong-police-airport-security-unit/ |archive-date=2010-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cheng |first1=Kris |date=2017-11-17 |title=German firm refuses to sell submachine guns to Hong Kong police force, as lawmaker blames decline in human rights |url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/17/german-firm-refuses-sell-submachine-guns-hong-kong-police-force-lawmaker-blames-decline-human-rights/ |access-date=1 December 2019 |publisher=HKFP}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SFA3
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;" |
|- 
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Iceland}}
| [[Icelandic Coast Guard]]
| style="text-align:center;" | A2N
| style="text-align:center;" | 9&nbsp;mm
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2014/10/23/gaeslan_keypti_hridskotabyssur/|title=Gæslan keypti hríðskotabyssur|access-date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806123713/http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2014/10/23/gaeslan_keypti_hridskotabyssur/|archive-date=6 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Víkingasveitin]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="Fréttablaðið, March 6, 2004, p. 18">"Sérsveitin í brennidepli", Fréttablaðið, March 6. 2004, p. 18, Dagur&nbsp;– Tíminn, Akureyri, March 8. 1997, p. 20.</ref>
|-
| [[Icelandic National Police]]
|-
|rowspan="7"|{{flag|India}}
| [[Indian Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_force-one-to-get-mp5-guns_1221940 |title=Force One to get MP5 guns |publisher=dnaindia.com |date=2009-01-16 |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121010907/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_force-one-to-get-mp5-guns_1221940 |archive-date=2012-01-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[MARCOS]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[National Security Guards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Force One (Mumbai Police)|Force One]] counter-terrorism group of the [[Mumbai Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Mizoram Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Special Protection Group]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/20080901-if-looks-could-kill-737361-2008-08-22 |title=If Looks Could Kill |author=Unnithan, Sandeep |date=August 22, 2008 |publisher=India Today (Online) |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212220755/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/13607/INDIASCOPE/If+looks+could+kill.html |archive-date=February 12, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Kolkata Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|rowspan="5" |{{flag|Indonesia}}
| ''[[Kopassus]]'' (Special Forces Command) of the [[Indonesian Army]].
| style="text-align:center;"| A3, SD2
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sitompul |first=Martin |date=29 September 2017 |title=Isu Senjata untuk Kudeta |url=https://www.historia.id/article/isu-senjata-untuk-kudeta-dwvlm |access-date= |website=Historia.ID |language=id}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Indomiliter |date=4 April 2015 |title=H&K MP5SD-2: Senjata Serbu Kopassus dalam Operasi Woyla |url=https://www.indomiliter.com/hk-mp5sd-2-senjata-serbu-kopassus-dalam-operasi-woyla/ |access-date= |website=indomiliter.com |language=id}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[KOPASKA]]'' (Frogman Forces Command) of the [[Indonesian Navy]].
| style="text-align:center;" | A3, SD3
| style="text-align:center;" | 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=67}}
|-
| ''[[Denjaka]]'' (Counter-terrorism special operations force) of the [[Indonesian Navy]].
| style="text-align:center;"| N, A2, K, SD2
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=":2" />
|-
| ''[[Korpasgat]]'' (Quick Reaction Forces Corps) of the [[Indonesian Air Force]].
| style="text-align:center;" | K-PDW, SD3
| style="text-align:center;" | 9mm
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=nagapasa_2 |date=27 October 2025 |title=Tumbuhkan Cinta Dirgantara, Denmatra 2 Pasgat ikut mendukung kegiatan Air Force Open Base 2025. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DQTzFkPko7R/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== |access-date=29 October 2025 |website=www.instagram.com|language=id}}</ref>
|-
| [[Detachment 88]] (Counter-terrorism detachment) of the [[Indonesian National Police]].
| style="text-align:center;"| A2, A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kompasiana.com |date=3 July 2025 |title=Mengenal Densus 88, Pasukan Anti Teror Indonesia |url=https://www.kompasiana.com/171717/686610d934777c244107ae32/mengenal-densus-88-pasukan-anti-teror-indonesia |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=KOMPASIANA |language=id}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Iraq}}
| [[Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service|Counter Terrorist Service]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Iran}}
| [[Iranian Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| MPT-9
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{flag|Ireland}}
| [[Army Ranger Wing]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3, SD6, F, K
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fianoglach.ie/unitequipment.html |title=ARW Equipment |publisher=Fianoglach.ie |access-date=2010-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313181714/http://www.fianoglach.ie/unitequipment.html |archive-date=2009-03-13 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (Ireland)|Directorate of Military Intelligence]]{{cn|date=April 2025}}
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| Garda [[Special Detective Unit]]{{cn|date=April 2025}}
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Garda Emergency Response Unit]]{{cn|date=April 2025}}
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|{{flag|Italy}}
| ''[[Carabinieri]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carabinieri.it/Internet/Arma/Oggi/Armamento/Armamento+speciale/MP5 |title=Arma dei Carabinieri – Home – L'Arma – Oggi – Armamento – Armamento speciale – Pistola Mitragliatrice Heckler & Koch MP5 |publisher=Carabinieri.it |date=2005-11-16 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221123900/http://www.carabinieri.it/Internet/Arma/Oggi/Armamento/Armamento+speciale/MP5 |archive-date=2012-12-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}
| Unknown users
| style="text-align:center;"| A5
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite book|title=Identifier les sources d'approvisionnement: Les munitions de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR21-CotedIvoire-FR.pdf|first=Holger|last=Anders|date=June 2014|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] and [[United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire]]|isbn=978-2-940-548-05-7|page=15|language=fr|access-date=2018-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009093415/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR21-CotedIvoire-FR.pdf|archive-date=2018-10-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
| [[Jamaica Constabulary Force]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |{{flag|Japan}}
| [[Special Boarding Unit]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A5, SD6
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.special-operations.info/WORLD/SBU.htm |title=SBU（海上自衛隊特別警備隊）の動画 |publisher=Special-operations.info |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230234557/http://www.special-operations.info/WORLD/SBU.htm |archive-date=2012-12-30 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
|-
| [[Special Assault Team]]s
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | A4, A5<br>SD4, SD6
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="SAT Structure">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104200548/http://www.kjclub.com/jp/exchange/photo/read.php?tname=exc_board_53&uid=5386&fid=5386&thread=1000000&idx=1&page=1&number=4103 |archive-date=2013-11-04 |script-title=ja:日本の特殊部隊 |url=http://www.kjclub.com/jp/exchange/photo/read.php?tname=exc_board_53&uid=5386&fid=5386&thread=1000000&idx=1&page=1&number=4103 |language=ja |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[Riot Police Unit#Counter terrorism|Anti-firearms squad]]s of [[prefectural police department]]s
|-
| [[Special Investigation Team]]s of prefectural police departments
| style="text-align:center;" | SFK
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite journal|first=Masatsugu|last=Otsuka|date=January 2009|title=Guns of the Japanese police |journal=Strike and Tactical Magazine|pages=50–57|publisher=KAMADO|language=ja|volume=6|issue=1}}</ref>
|-
| [[Special Security Team]] of the [[Japan Coast Guard]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Web">{{cite web|url=http://www.os-dream.com/jcg/sst.html|title=Unofficial SST Page|access-date=2010-05-27|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611054025/http://www.os-dream.com/jcg/sst.html|archive-date=2013-06-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Special Forces Group (Japan)|Japanese Special Forces Group]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SD6
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Report">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128031902/http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/tokusyu.html |url=http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/tokusyu.html |script-title=ja:陸上自衛隊唯一の特殊部隊 特殊作戦群の解説 |language=ja |access-date=2012-11-28 |archive-date=2013-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Japanese Imperial Guard]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/gun.html |title=自衛隊の採用する銃器 |publisher=Jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128032029/http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/gun.html |archive-date=2013-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Jordan}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| Special Forces
| style="text-align:center;"| SD6
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |last1=B |first1=Eric |title=POTD: Kazakhstan – Special Forces with NVG and Heckler & Koch MP5 SD |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/09/08/potd-kazakhstan-special-forces-with-nvg-and-heckler-koch-mp5-sd/ |website=thefirearmblog.com |access-date=7 January 2026 |language=en |date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Kuwait}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Rottman|1993|p=53}}
|-
|{{flag|Kenya}}
| [[Kenya Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/Sh25m-Kenya-heist-puzzle-5889.html|title=Sh25m Kenya heist puzzle|publisher=Capital FM Kenya|access-date=2012-12-29}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.africanexecutive.com/modules/magazine/articles.php?article=2868 |title=Germany's Unseen Hand in Kenya Crisis |publisher=[[African Executive]] |date=2008-02-06 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516171135/http://www.africanexecutive.com/modules/magazine/articles.php?article=2868 |archive-date=2013-05-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Latvia}}
|[[Latvian Land Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=12 July 2018 |title=AM sagatavojusi jaunus armijas ieroču standartus |url=https://www.tvnet.lv/4741692/am-sagatavojusi-jaunus-armijas-ierocu-standartus |website=www.tvnet.lv |publisher=LETA |language=lv |access-date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213110449/https://www.tvnet.lv/4741692/am-sagatavojusi-jaunus-armijas-ierocu-standartus |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Lebanon}}
| [[Marine Commandos]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="SAS 26"/>
|-
|{{flag|Libya}}
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="SAS 26">{{cite book|title=Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya|first1=N.R.|last1=Jenzen-Jones|first2=Ian|last2=McCollum|date=April 2017|series=Working Paper No. 26|editor=[[Small Arms Survey]]|page=85|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf|access-date=2018-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009093426/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf|archive-date=2018-10-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Liechtenstein}}
| [[Law enforcement in Liechtenstein#Structure|Special Police Unit]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.landespolizei.li/Portals/0/docs/pdf-Files/Statistiken/Jahresbericht_aktuell.pdf |title=Annual Report 2011 > Landespolizei |publisher=Landespolizei |access-date=2012-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513090405/http://www.landespolizei.li/Portals/0/docs/pdf-Files/Statistiken/Jahresbericht_aktuell.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landespolizei.li/Portals/0/docs/pdf-Files/FLip_Seiten%20Bepos.pdf|publisher=Landespolizei|title=About the Security Corps > Landespolizei|access-date=2012-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513090323/http://www.landespolizei.li/Portals/0/docs/pdf-Files/FLip_Seiten%20Bepos.pdf|archive-date=2013-05-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Law enforcement in Liechtenstein#Structure|Security Corps]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Lithuania}}
| [[Lithuanian Armed Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/pistoletai-kulkosvaidziai/pistoletas_-_kulkosvaidis_mp-5.html |title=Lietuvos kariuomenė :: Ginkluotė ir karinė technika » Pistoletai-kulkosvaidžiai » Pistoletas – kulkosvaidis MP-5 |language=lt |publisher=Kariuomene.kam.lt |date=2009-04-17 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011410/http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/pistoletai-kulkosvaidziai/pistoletas_-_kulkosvaidis_mp-5.html |archive-date=2013-01-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[ARAS (Lithuania)|Aras]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Lithuania/aras.html|publisher=Special Operations.Com|title=Lithuania: Special Operations and Counterterrorist Forces|access-date=2013-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006123318/http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Lithuania/aras.html|archive-date=2013-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Luxembourg}}
| ''[[Unité Spéciale de la Police]]'' intervention unit of the [[Grand Ducal Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usp.lu/armement-assault-fr.php |title=Equipement :: Unité Spéciale de la Police |publisher=USP.LU |access-date=2010-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722160346/http://www.usp.lu/armement-assault-fr.php |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{Flag|Macau}}
|[[Public Security Police Force]]
|
|
|
|-
|Polícia Judiciária
|
|
|
|-
|[[Correctional Services Bureau]]
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |{{MAS}}
| [[Royal Malaysia Police]]
| rowspan="2" |A2, A3, K, SD2, SD3
| rowspan="5" |9mm
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rmp.gov.my/news-detail/2014/06/10/kursus-kawalan-keselamatan-lapangan-terbang-siri-1-2009 |title=Airport Security Course 1/2009 |author=Royal Malaysia Police |date=July 2009 |publisher=Royal Malaysia Police |access-date=2015-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724124840/http://www.rmp.gov.my/news-detail/2014/06/10/kursus-kawalan-keselamatan-lapangan-terbang-siri-1-2009 |archive-date=2015-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=December 2008 |title=MAST – SWAT Team of Marine Police |url=http://officialsite.my/tempur/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=759&Itemid=232 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130720122921/http://officialsite.my/tempur/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=759&Itemid=232 |archive-date=2013-07-20 |access-date=2009-11-29 |publisher=Special Weapons}}</ref>
|-
| [[Royal Malaysian Customs]]
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.akmal.gov.my/?do=content&id=50 |title=Royal Malaysian Customs Academy: Firing range |author=Royal Malaysian Customs Academy |year=2010 |publisher=Royal Malaysian Customs |access-date=2011-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706091142/http://www.akmal.gov.my/?do=content |archive-date=2019-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[10 Paratrooper Brigade (Malaysia)|10 Paratrooper Brigade]] commando of the [[Malaysian Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3, SD2, SD3
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces |title=Malaysian Special Forces |author=Muhammad, Zuridan |date=July 2009 |publisher=TEMPUR |access-date=2013-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402013858/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces/ |archive-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[National Special Operations Force (Malaysia)|National Special Operations Force]] (NSOF)
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| ''[[Trup Tindakan Cepat]]'' special operations unit of the [[Malaysian Prison Department]]
| style="text-align:center;" | A3, SD3
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|{{flag|Malta}}
| [[Armed Forces of Malta]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Mauritius}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|[[Mexican Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A4
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Weapon Identification Sheet: Heckler & Koch MP5 (& variants) |url=https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/SAS-weapons-sub-machine-guns-Heckler-Koch-MP5.pdf |publisher=Small Arms Survey |access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{MAR}}
| [[Royal Moroccan Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A2
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/disarmament/convarms/Register/ |title=United Nations Register of Conventional Arms |publisher=Un.org |access-date=2012-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116225224/http://www.un.org/disarmament/convarms/Register/ |archive-date=2013-01-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Royal Moroccan Navy]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A2
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Montenegro}}
| [[Armed Forces of Montenegro]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SD6, SD3, SD2, A5, A3, A2, K-PDW
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aktuelno.me/crna-gora/nuhodzic-saradnja-sa-gradanima-dodatni-motiv-za-jos-bolje-rezultate/ |title=Nuhodžić: Saradnja sa građanima dodatni motiv za još bolje rezultate |date=29 September 2019 |publisher=www.aktuelno.me |access-date=2019-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118160210/https://www.aktuelno.me/crna-gora/nuhodzic-saradnja-sa-gradanima-dodatni-motiv-za-jos-bolje-rezultate/ |archive-date=2024-01-18 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pogledajte kako je na Cetinju obilježen Dan Vojske Crne Gore |url=https://www.cdm.me/politika/pogledajte-kako-je-na-cetinju-obiljezen-dan-vojske-crne-gore/ |access-date=2018-05-10 |website=www.cdm.me |archive-date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118162025/https://www.cdm.me/politika/pogledajte-kako-je-na-cetinju-obiljezen-dan-vojske-crne-gore/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vojska.me/naoruzanje/158589/885.html |title=AUTOMAT HECKLER AND KOCH - MP5 |publisher=www.vojska.me |access-date=2019-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203195806/http://www.vojska.me/naoruzanje/158589/885.html |archive-date=2021-02-03 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Protivteroristička Jedinica Policije (Counter-Terrorist Police Unit) (PTJ)
| style="text-align:center;"| SD3, A3, A2, K
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
|-
| Posebna Jedinica Policije (Special Police Unit) (PJP)
| style="text-align:center;"| SD3, A3, A2, K
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
|-
|{{flag|Nepal}}
| [[Nepalese Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite journal|title=Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal|journal=Nepal Issue Brief|issue=2|date=May 2013|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf|page=5|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|access-date=2019-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708052928/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf|archive-date=2014-07-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Netherlands}}
| Dutch Royal and Diplomatic security (DKDB)
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arrestatieteam.nl/eenhedenbinnenland/dkdb.php |title=Dienst Koninklijke en Diplomatieke Beveiliging (DKDB) KLPD |publisher=Arrestatieteam.nl |access-date=2011-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224172500/http://www.arrestatieteam.nl/eenhedenbinnenland/dkdb.php |archive-date=2011-02-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Koninklijke Marechaussee]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
|-
| [[National Police Corps (Netherlands)|Dutch police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|New Zealand}}
| [[New Zealand Special Air Service|Special Air Service]] of the [[New Zealand Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>Media Works NZ / TV3 Documentary – Inside New Zealand – NZSAS: First Among Equals. TVNZ Documentary – Line of Fire. www.army.mil.nz/our-army/nzsas</ref>
|-
| [[Special Tactics Group]] of the [[New Zealand Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Niger}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Norway}}
| [[Norwegian Armed Forces]], replaced by the [[MP7]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A2N, A3N
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mil.no/haren/start/article.jhtml?articleID=141475 |title=''En liten røver med trøkk i (Norwegian article on the Heckler & Koch deal)'' |publisher=Mil.no |access-date=2012-12-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223310/http://www.mil.no/haren/start/article.jhtml?articleID=141475 |archive-date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Norwegian Police Service]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=543718 |title=Kjent skyldig av juryen – beskyttes av væpnet politi – VG Nett om Gjengkriminalitet |publisher=Vg.no |date=2009-05-27 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013160957/http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=543718 |archive-date=2012-10-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Palestine}}
|[[Palestinian National Security Forces|Palestinian national security forces]]
|style="text-align:center;"| _
|style="text-align:center;"| _
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/55477#google_vignette |title=Shin Bet: PA security guard involved in terror plot |website=israelhayom.co.il |date=2013-02-26 |access-date=2025-12-16}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Pakistan}}
| [[Pakistan Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="PkDef">{{cite web|title=Pakistan Army |url=http://www.defence.pk/pakistan-army/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513205333/http://www.defence.pk/pakistan-army/ |archive-date=2013-05-13 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Airports Security Force]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Personal security detail]] of VIP's
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|{{flag|Peru}}
|[[Peruvian Army]] special forces
| style="text-align:center;"| SD3
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Montes|first=Julio A.|date=August 2011|title=Peruvian Small Arms: Gunning for the Shining Path|url=http://sadefensejournal.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/peru.pdf|journal=Small Arms Defense Journal|pages=25–29|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001955/http://sadefensejournal.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/peru.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Philippines}}
| [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bits.de/public/articles/kw_nl/kleinwaffen-nl04-08eng.htm |title=Rice Not Guns – German Arms in the Philippines |publisher=Bits.de |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907061501/http://www.bits.de/public/articles/kw_nl/kleinwaffen-nl04-08eng.htm |archive-date=2010-09-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Philippine National Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
| [[Philippine Coast Guard]]  
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1034414 |title=Coast Guard displays new firearms vs. Piracy, terrorism |website=Philippine News Agency |access-date=25 May 2024 |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525131136/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1034414 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{flag|Poland}}
| [[Police of Poland]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A3, A5, SD6, KA4
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=polandballplodgatmanifest>{{cite web |title=Uzbrojenie |url=https://info.policja.pl/inf/sprzet/uzbrojenie/47728,Uzbrojenie.html |website=info.policja.pl |publisher=Policja |access-date=2018-07-12 |language=pl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712052402/http://www.info.policja.pl/inf/sprzet/uzbrojenie/47728,Uzbrojenie.html |archive-date=2018-07-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=35pistolety1>{{cite web |author1=podkom. Tomasz Głuchowski |author2=asp. Tomasz Czechowicz |title=Materiały dydaktyczne 35, Pistolety maszynowe na wyposażeniu polskiej Policji – część I |url=http://katowice.szkolapolicji.gov.pl/download/363/127775/35-pistolety1.pdf |website=katowice.szkolapolicji.gov.pl |publisher=Szkoła Policji w Katowicach |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=pl |date=2016 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302213400/http://katowice.szkolapolicji.gov.pl/download/363/127775/35-pistolety1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Policja kupuje pistolety maszynowe MP-5 |url=https://www.defence24.pl/policja-kupuje-pistolety-maszynowe-mp-5 |website=defence24.pl |publisher=Defence24 |access-date=6 April 2021 |language=pl |date=11 July 2016 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803153013/https://www.defence24.pl/policja-kupuje-pistolety-maszynowe-mp-5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ctgatorders">{{cite web |last1=Pacholski |first1=Łukasz |title=Oddziały kontrterrorystów zamawiają nową broń |url=https://radar.rp.pl/przemysl-obronny/art17507531-oddzialy-kontrterrorystow-zamawiaja-nowa-bron |website=radar.rp.pl |publisher=[[Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)|Rzeczpospolita]] |access-date=6 April 2021 |language=pl |date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925221317/https://radar.rp.pl/przemysl-obronny/art17507531-oddzialy-kontrterrorystow-zamawiaja-nowa-bron |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Policjasiezbroi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=18606|title=Policja się zbroi|access-date=16 July 2023|archive-date=16 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716140618/https://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=18606|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=17812|title=Więcej MP5 dla Policji|access-date=16 July 2023|archive-date=16 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716140620/https://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=17812|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{flag|Portugal}}
| [[Special Operations Troops Centre]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A5, SD6, KA4
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-08|title=Portuguese Military - Special Operations and Elite Units|url=https://special-ops.org/portuguese-military-special-operations/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Spec Ops Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014212410/https://special-ops.org/portuguese-military-special-operations/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Portuguese Marine Corps]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A5
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-20 |title=DAE, a secreta tropa de elite portuguesa |url=https://www.jn.pt/nacional/reportagens/dae-a-secreta-tropa-de-elite-portuguesa-8650773.html |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=JN |language=pt-PT |archive-date=2019-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216162618/https://www.jn.pt/nacional/reportagens/dae-a-secreta-tropa-de-elite-portuguesa-8650773.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[National Republican Guard (Portugal)|National Republican Guard]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=GIOE/GNR – 2019: NOVO EQUIPAMENTO DE PROTECÇÃO INDIVIDUAL E ARMAMENTO {{!}} Operacional |url=https://www.operacional.pt/gioe-gnr-2019-novo-equipamento-de-proteccao-individual-e-armamento/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |language=pt-PT |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308045144/https://www.operacional.pt/gioe-gnr-2019-novo-equipamento-de-proteccao-individual-e-armamento/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Polícia de Segurança Pública]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Simões |first=Sónia |title=Ataques terroristas, assaltos com reféns e segurança em países em guerra. As histórias dos "cirurgiões" da PSP |url=https://observador.pt/especiais/ataques-terroristas-assaltos-com-refens-e-seguranca-em-paises-em-guerra-as-historias-dos-cirurgioes-da-psp/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Observador |language=pt-PT |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610112715/https://observador.pt/especiais/ataques-terroristas-assaltos-com-refens-e-seguranca-em-paises-em-guerra-as-historias-dos-cirurgioes-da-psp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Qatar}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{flag|Romania}}
| [[Romanian Special Operations Forces Command|Romanian Special Operations Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| N
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |author-first=Mihai |author-last=Diac |url=http://www.gandul.info/armata/armament-ultrasofisticat-pentru-fortele-speciale-ale-armatei-romane-2434924 |title=Armament ultrasofisticat pentru Forţele Speciale ale Armatei Române |publisher=[[Gândul]] |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=2013-08-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810132418/http://www.gandul.info/armata/armament-ultrasofisticat-pentru-fortele-speciale-ale-armatei-romane-2434924 |archive-date=10 August 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Romanian Intelligence Service|Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI)]] [[Brigada Antiteroristă|Counter Terrorist Brigade (Brigada Antiteroristă)]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |author=Sorin A. Crasmarelu |url=http://www.geocities.ws/romanianspecialforces/batsri.html |title=Romanian Intelligence Service's Anti-Terrorism Brigade |publisher=geocities.ws |date=2006 |access-date=2015-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053929/http://www.geocities.ws/romanianspecialforces/batsri.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Brigada Specială de Intervenție a Jandarmeriei]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="fotob1">{{cite web|url=https://www.brigadaspeciala.ro/fotob1dotare.html|title=FotoB1dotare|website=brigadaspeciala.ro|access-date=28 May 2023|archive-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230816200853/https://www.brigadaspeciala.ro/fotob1dotare.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Detașamentul Special de Protecție și Intervenție]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="DSPI/DIR">{{cite web |url=http://www.presamil.ro/OM/2004/20/pag%2014.htm |title=Menirea Intervenției Rapide |language=ro |publisher=Presa Militara Romana |date=2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408033753/http://www.presamil.ro/OM/2004/20/pag%2014.htm |archive-date=April 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Russia}}
| [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] [[Alpha Group]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://lenta.ru/news/2009/12/11/glock/ |title=Спецподразделения МВД вооружатся австрийскими пистолетами |publisher=Lenta.ru |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115230354/http://lenta.ru/news/2009/12/11/glock/ |archive-date=2013-01-15 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" />
|-
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| [[Royal Saudi Land Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A2, A3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="worldpolicy2000"/>
|-
|{{flag|Serbia}}
| [[72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SD3
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Singapore}}
| [[Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/2122008/singapur.asp |title=Singapurske Specijalne Postrojbe |language=hr |publisher=Hrvatski Vojnik Magazine |access-date=2009-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015052841/http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/2122008/singapur.asp |archive-date=2009-10-15 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Singapore Police Force]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="SPFAST">{{cite journal|date=September 2011|title=Home Team Convention|journal=Police Life Monthly|volume=37|issue=9|page=7|issn=0217-8699|url=http://www.spf.gov.sg/prints/plm/2011/sep_2011/pages/PLM_download.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526200434/http://www.spf.gov.sg/prints/plm/2011/sep_2011/pages/PLM_download.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-05-26|access-date=3 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="SPFSTAR">{{cite journal|date=January 2011|title=Vigilance, Valour and Victory|journal=Police Life Monthly|volume=37|issue=1|page=22|issn=0217-8699|url=http://www.spf.gov.sg/prints/plm/2011/jan_2011/pages/PLM_download.pdf|access-date=3 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526195024/http://www.spf.gov.sg/prints/plm/2011/jan_2011/pages/PLM_download.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Slovakia}}
| [[Law enforcement in Slovakia|Slovak Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.specialunits.sk |title=Official page of Slovak special units |language=sk |access-date=2019-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116171926/http://www.specialunits.sk/ |archive-date=2019-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Slovenia}}
| [[Military Police]] of [[Slovenian Armed Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policija.si/index.php/component/content/article/35-sporocila-za-javnost/59921-predstavniki-specialne-enote-prikazali-svoje-vrhunske-sposobnosti/ |title=Special Police Unit exercise |publisher=Policija.si |date=2011-08-02 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921083001/http://www.policija.si/index.php/component/content/article/35-sporocila-za-javnost/59921-predstavniki-specialne-enote-prikazali-svoje-vrhunske-sposobnosti |archive-date=2012-09-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Specialna Enota Policije|SEP SWAT Special Police Unit]] of [[Law enforcement in Slovenia|Slovenian Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{flag|South Africa}}
| [[South African Police Service Special Task Force|Special Task Force]] of the [[South African Police Service]]
| style="text-align:center;"| N
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://beta.mnet.co.za/carteblanche/Article.aspx?Id=2217 |title=Carte Blanche – M-Net |publisher=Beta.mnet.co.za |access-date=2011-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210191132/http://beta.mnet.co.za/carteblanche/Article.aspx?Id=2217 |archive-date=2010-12-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Equipment|url=https://www.sapstf.org/Equipment.aspx|access-date=2021-05-12|website=South African Police Special Task Force|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025100709/http://www.sapstf.org/equipment.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- 
| [[South African Special Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SD3
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-8
| [[South African Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| [[Maritime Reaction Squadron]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|{{flag|Republic of Korea}}
| [[Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Brigade]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://blue-paper.tistory.com/901 |title=Blue Paper :: 아덴만 여명작전! 부산에서 재현되다! |publisher=Blue-paper.tistory.com |date=2012-01-20 |access-date=2012-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208082042/http://blue-paper.tistory.com/901 |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Spain}}
| ''[[Grupo Especial de Operaciones]]'' 
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policia.es/org_central/dao/geo/material.html |title=Web Del Grupo Especial De Operaciones (GEO) |language=es|publisher=Official Website of the Spanish National Police Corps |access-date=2014-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143143/http://www.policia.es/org_central/dao/geo/material.html |archive-date=2011-07-20 }}</ref>
|-
|Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (SVA)
|-
| {{flag|Sudan}}
| [[Sudanese Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Locally assembled Iranian Tondar.<ref name=FergusonTondar>{{cite AV media|last=Ferguson |first=Jonathan |date=25 June 2025 |title=Inside Iran’s MP5 Submachine Gun Copy: The Tondar TK9 with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson  |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdPWZC2ZyHQ |publisher=Royal Armouries|time=19:15-19:31 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Thompson|2014|p=69}}
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}
| [[Swedish Police Authority]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A5
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |author=Henrik Svensk |url=http://www.soldf.com/kpist45.html |title=kulsprutepistol 45 b kpist k-pist 45 |publisher=Soldf.com |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822201152/http://www.soldf.com/kpist45.html |archive-date=2010-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| [[Swiss Armed Forces|Swiss Army]]
| style="text-align:center;"| A3, A5, K
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerber |first=Thomas |title=9 mm Maschinenpistole HK 5 A5 |url=https://www.mediathek.admin.ch/media/image/174e1018-2679-4af9-ba9e-28d6d5894454 |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Mediathek VBS |language=de |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811002210/https://www.mediathek.admin.ch/media/image/174e1018-2679-4af9-ba9e-28d6d5894454 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{flag|Taiwan}}
| [[Republic of China Army]]
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|[[Republic of China Marine Corps]]
|-
|[[Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan)|Coast Guard Administration]]
|-
|[[National Police Agency (Taiwan)|National Police Agency]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Thailand}}
| [[Royal Thai Police]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | A2, A3
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 9mm
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|[[Department of Corrections (Thailand)|Department of Corrections]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Turkey}}
| [[Turkish Armed Forces]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | A2, A3, SD3, K
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 9mm
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="miller2001" />
|-
| [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|General Directorate of Security]]
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| [[Rapid Operational Response Unit]] (KORD)
| style="text-align:center;"| A3 (MKEK)
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukraines-police-forces-switch-to-mp5-submachine-guns-photos.html|access-date=24 October 2021|title=Ukraine's police forces switch to MP5 submachine guns (PHOTOS) - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice|date=17 May 2019|archive-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219144154/https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukraines-police-forces-switch-to-mp5-submachine-guns-photos.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[United Kingdom Special Forces]] (UKSF)
| style="text-align:center;"| A3, SD3, K, KA1
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="miller2001"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Brytyjczycy chcą niemieckiej broni |url=https://www.altair.com.pl/brytyjczycy-chca-niemieckiej-broni |website=Agencja Lotnicza ALTAIR |access-date=15 November 2025 |language=pl |date=1 September 2013 |trans-title=(The) British want German weapons}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Neville |first1=Leigh |title=The SAS 1983–2014 |date=15 December 2016 |publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]] |isbn=9781472814036 |page=60}}</ref>
|-
| [[Police Service of Northern Ireland]]
| style="text-align:center;"| SF
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policeombudsman.org/modules/press/press.cfm/action/detail/Press_ID/168/Archive/2007/year/2007/level/page |title=Press – Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland |publisher=Policeombudsman.org |access-date=2011-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214083122/http://www.policeombudsman.org/modules/press/press.cfm/action/detail/Press_ID/168/Archive/2007/year/2007/level/page |archive-date=2010-12-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Metropolitan Police]] [[Specialist Firearms Command]] (SCO-19)
| style="text-align:center;"| SF
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Matthew |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/6407137/Armed-officers-placed-on-routine-foot-patrol-for-first-time.html |title=Armed officers placed on routine foot patrol for first time |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228135343/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/6407137/Armed-officers-placed-on-routine-foot-patrol-for-first-time.html |archive-date=2012-12-28 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Other British police [[Authorised Firearms Officer]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| SF
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.police.uk/features/specialistUnits/firearms.asp|title=Sussex Police Uncovered – Tactical Firearms Unit|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116091033/http://www.sussex.police.uk/features/specialistUnits/firearms.asp|archive-date=2010-01-16}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{flag|United States}}
| [[United States Special Operations Command|Special Operations Command]] (SOCOM)
| style="text-align:center;"| N, K-N, SD-N
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olive-drab.com/od_other_firearms_smg_mp5.php |title=Heckler & Koch MP5 SMG |publisher=Olive-drab.com |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124194400/http://olive-drab.com/od_other_firearms_smg_mp5.php |archive-date=2013-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite journal |last=Ambinder |first=Marc |author-link=Marc Ambinder |title=Inside the Secret Service |journal=[[The Atlantic]] |date=March 2011 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/03/inside-the-secret-service/8390 |access-date=25 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219073608/http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/03/inside-the-secret-service/8390/ |archive-date=19 December 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[FBI Hostage Rescue Team]]
| style="text-align:center;"| MP5/10
| style="text-align:center;"| 10mm
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="diez2000">Diez, Octavio (2000). ''Armament and Technology''. Lema Publications, S.L. {{ISBN|978-84-8463-013-5}}.</ref>
|-
| [[Law enforcement in the United States]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
|-
|{{flag|Uruguay}}
| [[Uruguayan Navy]] Special Forces
| style="text-align:center;"| A5
| style="text-align:center;"| 9mm
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|-
|{{flag|Vatican City}}
| [[Pontifical Swiss Guard|Swiss Guard]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2111117/Pope-Benedict-XVI-sets-up-anti-terrorist-squad.html | location=London | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Malcolm | last=Moore | title=Pope Benedict XVI sets up anti-terrorist squad | date=2008-06-11 | access-date=2018-04-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406102307/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2111117/Pope-Benedict-XVI-sets-up-anti-terrorist-squad.html | archive-date=2018-04-06 | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Vietnam}}
| [[Mobile Police Command]] (CSCĐ) teams
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | A3, K-A4
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 9mm
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://baodatviet.vn/quoc-phong/binh-luan-quan-su/trung-quoc-choang-cscd-viet-nam-dung-sung-be-goc-israel-3237837/|title=Trung Quốc 'choáng': CSCĐ Việt Nam dùng 'Súng bẻ góc' Israel|website=baodatviet.vn|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110231/http://baodatviet.vn/quoc-phong/binh-luan-quan-su/trung-quoc-choang-cscd-viet-nam-dung-sung-be-goc-israel-3237837/|archive-date=2018-08-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|Quick reaction force (113) police
|-
|{{flag|Zambia}}
| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Jones|Ness|2009|p=514}}
|}

===Former users===
* {{GDR}}: Used by [[Diensteinheit IX]].<ref>{{cite web |title=9. Volkspolizei-Kompanie a Diensteinheit IX: Protiteroristické jednotky východního Německa |url=https://www.armyweb.cz/clanek/9-volkspolizei-kompanie-a-diensteinheit-ix-dve-protiteroristicke-jednotky-vychodniho-nemecka |website=www.armyweb.cz |access-date=15 November 2023 |language=cs|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115174234/https://www.armyweb.cz/clanek/9-volkspolizei-kompanie-a-diensteinheit-ix-dve-protiteroristicke-jednotky-vychodniho-nemecka|archive-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref>
* {{YUG}}<ref>{{cite web |title=EN MP5 YU, Jugoslawien / Die MP5 in verschiedenen Ländern {{!}} HK MP5 Collector |url=https://www.hkmp5collector.com/die-mp5-in-verschiedenen-laendern/en-mp5-yu-jugoslawien |website=www.hkmp5collector.com |access-date=22 July 2025 |language=de-AT}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" class="center">
File:AKM and MP5K.JPEG|An American Air Traffic Control Detachment range officer fires an MP5K at the Baghdad International Airport firing range.
File:US Navy SEALs in from water.jpg|U.S. Navy SEALs armed with MP5-Ns on a training exercise.
File:SEAL MP5N.JPEG|A member of [[SEAL Team 8]] with an MP5-N variant in February 1991.
File:MP-5K Egyptian HELWAN Manufacture.jpg|The Helwan MP5K, is used by the Group 55(the International Counter-Terrorism Unit) of the 6th Battalion of the [[Egyptian Republican Guard]]. 
File:120121-F-YC711-018 (6834892283).jpg|U.S. Air Force 466th Air Expeditionary Group officer with MP5A2 in Afghanistan.
File:Bangladesh Army Counter Terrorism unit. (31527384851).jpg|Bangladesh Army Counter Terrorism unit with MP5A3 in Victory Day Parade 2016.
File:Rapid Action Battalion (04).jpg|[[Rapid Action Battalion]] of [[Bangladesh]] armed with MP5K (except the second from right).
File:Iranian green beret commandos (7).jpg|[[65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade|NOHED Brigade]] of Iran training with their MP5 along with their sidearm.
File:RATS operators parading.jpg|[[Riot Police Unit#Specialist squads|Anti-Firearms Squad]] of Japan armed with MP5 submachine guns. Some are equipped with [[Brügger & Thomet]] Foldable Visor Helmet Stocks.
File:PDRM with MP5.jpg|Recruits of the [[Royal Malaysia Police]] training with their MP5A3s.
File:Topkapı sarayında nöbetçi Jandarma Eri.jpg|A [[Gendarmerie General Command|Turkish gendarme]] with an MP5A3 at [[Topkapı Palace]] in [[Istanbul]].
File:Police.gun.1.london.arp.jpg|Police officer from [[Metropolitan Police|Met police]] [[London]] [[England]] [[United Kingdom|UK]] at [[Downing Street]] security holding an MP5SFA3.
File:4sand.jpg|Indonesian Special Force Command ([[Kopassus]]) training with their MP5
File:2012.3.24 대테러팀 내부소탕훈련 (7368111316).jpg|A member of South Korean [[Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare Command]] fires an MP5A5.
File:RAF-Logo.svg|The West German communist militant group [[Red Army Faction]] (RAF) depicted the MP5 in their insignia, shown here.<ref>{{cite news |title=German Red Army Faction Member Wins Early Release |author-first=Patrick |author-last=Donahue |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aksl05wWRo5I |newspaper=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=February 12, 2007 |access-date=December 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418145053/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aksl05wWRo5I |archive-date=April 18, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Uzi|IMI Uzi]]
* [[Colt 9mm SMG|Colt M635]]
* [[List of delayed blowback firearms]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
{{IMFDb name|Heckler_&_Koch_MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5}}
* [http://photos.imageevent.com/smglee/cltactical/HK%20Military%20LE%20Catalog.pdf 2008 Heckler & Koch Military and LE brochure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105130725/http://photos.imageevent.com/smglee/cltactical/HK%20Military%20LE%20Catalog.pdf |date=5 November 2015 }}
* HKPRO: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608034427/http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92:the-best-there-is-mp5&catid=9:the-submachine-guns&Itemid=5 MP5], [http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91:mp5k-series&catid=9:the-submachine-guns&Itemid=5 MP5K] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102055327/http://hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91:mp5k-series&catid=9:the-submachine-guns&Itemid=5 |date=2 January 2010 }}, [http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89:mp5sd-series&catid=9:the-submachine-guns&Itemid=5 MP5SD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102055112/http://hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89:mp5sd-series&catid=9:the-submachine-guns&Itemid=5 |date=2 January 2010 }}, [http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:mp510-a-40-series&catid=9:the-submachine-guns&Itemid=5 MP5/10 & MP5/40] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102055428/http://hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:mp510-a-40-series&catid=9:the-submachine-guns&Itemid=5 |date=2 January 2010 }}
* REMTEK: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929071426/http://remtek.com/arms/hk/mil/mp5/choice/coang.htm MP5], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721174607/http://www.remtek.com/arms/hk/mil/mp5k/mp5k.htm MP5K], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721184959/http://remtek.com/arms/hk/mil/pdw/pdw.htm MP5K PDW], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090727074630/http://remtek.com/arms/hk/mil/mp5sd/mp5sd.htm MP5SD], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721162459/http://remtek.com/arms/hk/mil/mp5/mp510/mp510.htm MP5/10]
* [http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/FIREARMS/hk_mp5.pdf HECKLER & KOCH MP5 SUB MACHINE GUN FAMILY OPERATOR'S MANUAL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809024137/http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/FIREARMS/hk_mp5.pdf |date=9 August 2017 }}
* [https://archive.org/details/gunmanual_Hk_Mp5_ARmorers_Manual/page/n29/mode/2up HK MP5 Armorers Manual]

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