Heckler & Koch’s Gray Room, Part I
This video offers an inside look into Heckler & Koch's (H&K) "Gray Room" in Ashburn, VA, a repository of prototypes and rare H&K firearm examples. It delves into the company's rich manufacturing history, tracing its origins back to former Mauser engineers Edmund Heckler, Theodor Koch, and Alex Seidel in the late 1940s. The narrative highlights H&K's pivotal role in developing the G3 rifle for the West German Army, a design that utilized an innovative roller-locking mechanism and laid the foundation for the company's global success. The video features American Rifleman's Joe Kurtenbach providing a guided tour and discussion.










