Alex Seidel (4 July 1909 – 24 October 1989) was a German weapons manufacturer and the co-founder of

Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK; ) is a German defense manufacturing company that manufactures handguns, rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers. The company is located in Oberndorf am Neckar in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and also ...

along with

Theodor Koch Theodor Koch (13 May 1905 – 21 October 1976) was a German engineer and weapons manufacturer, born in Zuffenhausen, Germany. As a young man, Koch apprenticed as a precision mechanic. After completing his apprenticeship he attended an engineer ...

and

Edmund Heckler Edmund Heckler (2 February 1906 – 2 July 1960) was a German engineer & weapons manufacturer, born in Tuttlingen, Germany. After completing his apprenticeship at the Mauser company in the city of Oberndorf, he attended the Württemberg State ...

. Together the three men built the Heckler and Koch company out of the old name of Heckler & Co. on 28 December 1949.

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