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Heckler & Koch Mark 23
The Heckler & Koch Mark 23 is a semi-automatic large-frame pistol chambered in .45 ACP. It was developed for the Offensive Handgun Weapon System (OHWS) project in 1989 to standardize a pistol for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) while fitting the needs of the SOCOM. The OHWS was to be a system made of a pistol, a sound suppressor and a LAM (Laser Aiming Module), and the pistol was to be designed more as a primary weapon than as a backup, using the high-powered .45 ACP round. In August 1991, H&K and Colt were awarded with contracts for the development of the OHWS pistol.
The development involved three stages: Phase I had the manufacturers provide 30 prototype pistols, sound suppressors, and LAMs. Colt was eliminated at this phase. Phase II involved physical testing and delivery of 30 additional pistols with suppressors. Phase III involved a production contract of 1,950 OHWS systems, now classified as the MK 23 Mod 0. H&K based their design on their then-in-development USP design (which would itself be introduced to the world during the development of the Mk 23, in 1993), and the pistols were delivered in 1996. The LAM and the suppressor were developed by Insight Technology and Knight's Armament Company respectively.
While the MK23 Mod 0 designation usually applies to the whole system, it is also commonly used to refer to the pistol component alone. The pistol was also sold to the civilian market, designated the Mark 23.
Specifications
(1996 - Present)
- Type: Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Caliber: .45 ACP
- Weight: 2.7 lb (1.2 kg)
- Length: 9.7 in (245 mm)
- Barrel length: 5.9 in (150 mm)
- Capacity: 12
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (DA/SA)
The Heckler & Koch Mark 23 pistol appears in the following movies, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Soldier | Kurt Russell | Sergeant Todd | Likely first film appearance | 1998 |
Yamakasi | Special Forces | 2001 | ||
Blade II | Daz Crawford | Lighthammer | 2002 | |
Undercover Brother | Tig Fong | Enforcer | Possibly airsoft | 2002 |
Tears of the Sun | U.S. Navy SEALs | Both Suppressed and unsuppressed | 2003 | |
District B13 | Tony D'Amario | K2 | 2004 | |
Today You Die | Jamie McShane | Vincent | 2005 | |
Four Brothers | Mark Wahlberg | Bobby Mercer | 2005 | |
I Am Legend | Will Smith | Dr. Robert Neville | Flat Dark Earth variant | 2007 |
Hancock | Criminal | 2008 | ||
In Bruges | on table | 2008 | ||
Terminator Salvation | Christian Bale | John Connor | 2009 | |
Game of Death | Wesley Snipes | CIA Agent Marcus | cover only, fake | 2010 |
From Paris with Love | John Travolta | Charlie Wax | Suppressed | 2010 |
Maximum Conviction | Steve Austin | Manning | 2012 | |
Looper | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Joe | 2012 | |
Bruce Willis | Old Joe | |||
Noah Segan | Kid Blue | deleted scene | ||
Dikran Tulaine | Canady | deleted scene | ||
Sicario | Benicio del Toro | Alejandro Gillick | Suppressed | 2015 |
Tokyo Living Dead Idol | Sana Hoshimori | Kisaragi | 2018 | |
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Dwayne Johnson | Luke Hobbs | 2019 | |
Jason Statham | Deckard Shaw |
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
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The X-Files - Season 6 | Jeremy Roberts | George Vincent | "Agua Mala" (S6E13) | 1999 |
Valente Rodriguez | Walter Suarez | |||
Battlestar Galactica (2004) - Season 2 | Michael Trucco | Samuel Anders | "Resistance" (S2E04), Phase II LAM | 2004-2009 |
Supernatural - Season 2 | Sterling K. Brown | Gordon Walker | "Hunted" (S2E10) | 2007 |
Burn Notice | Kent | 2007 - present | ||
Supernatural - Season 5 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | "The End" (S5E04) | 2009 |
Supernatural - Season 6 | Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | 2010 - 2011 | |
Breaking Bad | Jonathan Banks | Mike Ehrmantraut | S03E03, S04E04 | 2010 - 2011 |
Supernatural - Season 7 | Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | "Hello, Cruel World" (S07E02) | 2011 |
Bullet in the Face | Max Williams | Gunter Vogler | (S01E01) | 2012 |
Banshee - Season 1 | Hoon Lee | Job | stainless / episode 10 | 2013 |
Supernatural - Season 9 | Jesse Hutch | Crewcut | "Devil May Care" (S09E02) | 2013 |
The Walking Dead - Season 5 | Andrew Lincoln | Rick Grimes | Suppressed | 2014 |
Supernatural - Season 12 | Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | "Who We Are" (S12E22) | 2017 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
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Time Crisis II | "Special Handgun for VSSE Agents" | with LAM unit, two-tone | Phase II prototype. Holds only 9 rounds | 1997 |
Rainbow Six | "HK MARK23" | with optional suppressor | in-game model is the USP40 | 1998 |
Metal Gear Solid | "SOCOM" | w/suppressor & LAM unit | Phase II prototype | 1998 |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | HK MARK23 | with optional suppressor | in-game model is the USP40 | 1999 |
Delta Force: Land Warrior | ".45 SOC" / ".45 SOC SD" | w/ LAM & optional suppressor | 2000 | |
Time Crisis II | "Special Handgun for VSSE Agents" | with LAM unit, two-tone | Holds only 9 rounds | 2001 |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | "SOCOM" | w/ LAM unit & suppressor | Phase II prototype | 2001 |
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger | "MK23" / "MK23 SD" | w/ LAM & optional suppressor | 2002 | |
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | "US SOCOM" | w/ optional laser, suppressor, or light | 2002 | |
Splinter Cell | used by hostile NPCs | 2002 | ||
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | not usable | 2003 | ||
Time Crisis 3 | Appears as icon representing Smith & Wesson SW99, not usable ingame | 2003 | ||
Project IGI 2: Covert Strike | "SOCOM" | w/ Knight's Armament Suppresor & AN/PEQ-6 laser sight | 2003 | |
Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | |||
Aliens vs. Predator 2 | "M-4A4 Pistol" | w/ weaponlight and olive drab finish, sans threaded barrel | 2004 | |
Ghost Squad | "P4512" | 2004 | ||
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes | "SOCOM" | w/suppressor & LAM unit | Phase II prototype, not final version | 2004 |
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising | w/ LAM unit | 2004 | ||
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory | 2005 | |||
Time Crisis IV | "Handgun" | with weapon light | Holds 16 rounds | 2006 |
Rainbow Six: Vegas | "MK.23" | w/ optional laser sight and suppressor | Phase II prototype | 2006 |
Alliance of Valiant Arms | "MK23 SOCOM" | With AN/PEQ-6 LAM and removable silencer | 2007 | |
Cross Fire | "MK23" | w/prototype Laser Aiming Module | 2007 | |
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | "MK.23" | w/ optional laser sight and suppressor | Phase II prototype | 2008 |
Dark Sector | "Tekna 9mm" | with laser aiming module | "Mark 24" engraved on the slide | 2008 |
"Tekna Burst" | fictional burst-firing version with extended mag and laser module | |||
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | "Mark 23 Mod 0" | w/ suppressor & LAM unit | Phase II prototype | 2008 |
Terrorist Takedown 2: US Navy Seals | "Mk.23 SOCOM" | 2008 | ||
Killing Floor | "MK23" | added with update in 2012 | 2009 | |
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | 2010 | |||
Splinter Cell: Conviction | "MK23" | w/ optional laser sight and/or suppressor | Phase I prototype | 2010 |
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | "Mk.23 Mod 0" | w/ optional laser sight and/or suppressor | 2010 | |
Sniper: Ghost Warrior | 2010 | |||
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | "USP .45" | holds only 7 rounds | 2011 | |
Assassin's Creed III | w/ extended magazine | 2012 | ||
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Holstered model from Metal Gear Solid 4, seen on classic and prologue Raiden | 2013 | ||
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | 2016 | |||
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 | "SP M23" | 2017 | ||
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts | "ROTWEIL M23" | 2019 |
Anime
Title | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Cowboy Bebop | ISSP bodyguards | Episode "Pierrot Le Fou", fitted with Wilcox Laser Aiming Modules | 1998 - 1999 |
Full Metal Panic! | U.S. Navy Admiral | 2002 -2005 | |
Planetes | Police | Futuristic variant with integrated compensator, torch and laser. | 2003-2004 |
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom | Ein | Fitted with suppressor and LAM | 2009 |
Cat Planet Cuties | Fitted with suppressor and LAM | 2010 | |
Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Ryou Shiranui | 2011 | |
Jormungand | Lehmbrick aka Lehm | Fitted with suppressor at times | 2012 |
Jormungand: Perfect Order | Lehmbrick aka Lehm | Fitted with suppressor at times | 2012 |