Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) (pronounce IPA: [ˈhɛklɐʔʊntˈkɔx]) is a German weapons manufacturing company famous for various series of small firearms, notably the MP5 submachine gun, G3 and more modern G36 assault rifle, the MP7 personal defense weapon, USP series of handguns and the high-precision PSG1 sniper rifle. Heckler & Koch is known for the extreme precision, durability, reliability and accuracy of their firearms. All firearms made by H&K are named by a prefix and the official designation, with sufffixes used for variants.