HK21

7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun
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HK21
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HK21

Summary

HK21 is a firearm model[1]. HK21 draws 575 Wikipedia views per month (firearm_model category, ranking #65 of 386).[2]

Key Facts

  • HK21's image is recorded as HK 21 LMG RIGHT SIDE.jpg[3].
  • HK21's instance of is recorded as firearm model[4].
  • HK21's manufacturer is recorded as Heckler & Koch[5].
  • HK21's collection is recorded as Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology[6].
  • HK21's subclass of is recorded as general-purpose machine gun[7].
  • HK21's designed by is recorded as Heckler & Koch[8].
  • HK21's Commons category is recorded as Heckler & Koch HK21[9].
  • HK21's country of origin is recorded as Germany[10].
  • HK21's country of origin is recorded as West Germany[11].
  • +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of HK21[12].
  • HK21's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dzj46[13].
  • HK21's ammunition is recorded as 7.62×51mm NATO[14].
  • HK21's ammunition is recorded as 5.56×45mm NATO[15].

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Designation and Status

HK21's instance of is recorded as firearm model[4].

History and Context

+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of HK21[12].

Why It Matters

HK21 draws 575 Wikipedia views per month (firearm_model category, ranking #65 of 386).[2] HK21 has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] HK21 is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). HK21. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hk21
MLA “HK21.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hk21.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hk21_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HK21}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hk21}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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