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 · The Heckler & Koch GmbH Volkspistole Modell 1970 Zivil, otherwise known as the VP70Z was the firearms industry’s first commercially mass produced polymer framed striker fired pistol. It beat GLOCK by twelve years and actually had a higher capacity, too.

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 …

Apr 1, 2014 · The VP70 was designed and first produced in 1970 and built until 1989. 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:

Nov 27, 2019 · 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 polymer-framed, striker-fired 9mm...

Feb 26, 2019 · The H&K VP70 offers some interesting variations on traditional machine pistols. For one thing, a semi-auto version was marketed at the same times as the machine pistol version and preceded Glock in offering a polymer-framed, high-magazine capacity 9x19mm pistol.

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...

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.

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