The VP70 is a 9×19mm, 18-round, double action only, semi-automatic /three-round burst capable polymer frame pistol manufactured by German arms firm Heckler & Koch GmbH. VP stands for Volkspistole[2][3][4] (literally "People's Pistol"), and the designation 70 was for the first year of production, 1970.

Feb 12, 2021 · Seeing that they had a heck of a product on their hands in 1970, HK designed a semi-automatic civilian legal model called the VP70Z. The ability to take the shoulder stock was removed and a cross bolt safety was added to block the …

Feb 26, 2019 · New for 2025 is the 5” barrel option in the compensated 1911 Double Stack series as well as a new AR style 9mm pistol using HK MP5 magazines.

Apr 1, 2014 · The model here is the VP70z, the semi automatic version of the true HK VP70 that was offered with a unique stock that allowed burst fire: It sure would be cool to have a model capable of burst fire, but the 1968 Gun Control Act prevented the importation of NFA items for civilians, so all the VP70s you see are pre-may dealer samples.

Die HK VP70 ist eine Reihenfeuerpistole des deutschen Waffenherstellers Heckler & Koch. Die Bezeichnung VP70 steht für vollautomatische Pistole sowie das Einführungsjahr 1970. Die Waffe wird aufgrund ihrer Einfachheit in Fertigung und Handhabung umgangssprachlich auch „Volkspistole“ genannt.

The revolutionary HK VP70 debuted in, you guessed it, 1970, at the apogee of the Cold War. Originally intended as a machine pistol, the VP70 came in two variants. The VP70M (Militar) features finger grooves on the front of the grip and is cut …

Aug 28, 2012 · HK says the VP of the VP70 means Volks Pistole or People’s Pistol. This is an interesting idea. Steve Galloway, Director of Marketing at Heckler & Koch, says the VP70 was designed as a “stay...

Nov 27, 2019 · CHECK OUT HK VP PISTOLS IN STOCK. Designed as a forward-looking firearm, Heckler & Koch ’s circa 1970 entry into the polymer handgun market had a lot going on. The VP70 was the German company’s...

The H&K VP-70Z is the civilian version of a machine pistol chambered in 9mm and produced in 1970. It was the first polymer-frame handgun mass produced.

Oct 4, 2018 · The HK VP70 was the world’s first production polymer-framed handgun. It was also the world’s first production striker-fired pistol, at least as we define striker-fired today. The double-stack, double-feed magazine is still arguably the best handgun magazine ever produced.