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.
thumb|right|400px|Heckler & Koch Mark 23 with Knight's Armament suppressor - .45 ACP
== 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)
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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
Soldier 	Kurt Russell 	Sergeant Todd 	More than likely the very first mainstream appearance of the Mark 23	1998
Yamakasi 	 	Special Forces 	 	2001
Don't Die Too Hard! 	Serge Riaboukine 	Michel Vignault 	Suppressed 	2001
Blade II 	Daz Crawford 	Lighthammer 	 	2002
Dead Weight 	 	Seen in the third Malian Brother's (Omar Sy) cache of firearms	 	2002
Undercover Brother 	Tig Fong 	Enforcer 	Possibly airsoft 	2002
Yesterday 	Min-soo Choi 	"Goliath" 	 	2002
Various 	Goliath's Men 	 	 	2002
The Red Siren 	Vernon Dobtcheff 	Vitali 	 	2002
Tears of the Sun 	Bruce Willis 	Lt. A.K. Waters 	Both Suppressed and unsuppressed 	2003
Cole Hauser 	James 'Red' Atkins 	 	Both Suppressed and unsuppressed 	2003
Johnny Messner 	Kelly Lake 	 	Both Suppressed and unsuppressed 	2003
Eamonn Walker 	Ellis 'Zee' Pettigrew 	 	Both Suppressed and unsuppressed 	2003
Nick Chinlund 	Michael 'Slo' Slowenski	 	Both Suppressed and unsuppressed 	2003
Chad Smith 	Jason 'Flea' Mabrey 	 	Both Suppressed and unsuppressed 	2003
District B13 	Tony D'Amario 	K2 	 	2004
Dany Verissimo 	Lola 	 	 	2004
Alain Rimoux 	Police Commissioner 	 	 	2004
Today You Die 	Jamie McShane 	Vincent 	 	2005
Four Brothers 	Mark Wahlberg 	Bobby Mercer 	 	2005
I Am Legend 	Will Smith 	Dr. Robert Neville 	FDE Frame 	2007
Wanted 	 	Assassin 	 	2008
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
Kick-Ass 	 	Seen in Damon Macready/Big Daddy's Armory 	 	2010
From Paris with Love 	John Travolta 	Charlie Wax 	Suppressed 	2010
Tactical Force 	Michael Shanks 	Demetrius 	 	2011
Maximum Conviction 	Steve Austin 	Manning 	 	2012
Looper 	Joseph Gordon-Levitt 	Joe 	 	2012
Looper 	Bruce Willis 	Old Joe 	 	2012
Looper 	Noah Segan 	Kid Blue 	deleted scene 	2012
Looper 	Dikran Tulaine 	Canady 	deleted scene 	2012
The Package 	 	Hitman 	Suppressed 	2013
Dolph Lundgren 	"The German" 	 	Suppressed 	2013
Sicario 	Benicio del Toro 	Alejandro Gillick 	Suppressed 	2015
Deadpool 	Ryan Reynolds 	Wade Wilson/Deadpool 	airsoft replica 	2016
John Wick: Chapter 2 	 	 	Seen in the the Sommelier's Armory 	2017
Ready Player One 	Win Morisaki 	Toshiro 	Suppressed 	2018
Tokyo Living Dead Idol 	Sana Hoshimori 	Kisaragi 	 	2018
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw	 	Brixton's Operative 	Suppressed with LAM 	2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw	Dwayne Johnson 	Luke Hobbs 	 	2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw	Jason Statham 	Deckard Shaw 	 	2019
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
The X-Files 	Jeremy Roberts 	George Vincent 	"Agua Mala" (S6E13) 	1999
The X-Files 	Valente Rodriguez 	Walter Suarez 	"Agua Mala" (S6E13) 	1999
RoboCop: Dark Justice 	Maurice Dean Wint 	Commander John Cable 	Dual-Wielded 	2001
Battlestar Galactica 	Michael Trucco 	Samuel Anders 	"Resistance" (S2E04), Phase II LAM 	2004-2009
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Peter Scanavino 	Johnny Feist 	"Diamond Dogs" (S5E02) 	2005
Eureka 	 	Seen on the wall 	Suppressor and LAM fitted; "Before I Forget" (S1E03) 	2006
E-Ring 	Kerr Smith 	Cpt. Bobby Wilkerson 	Suppressed; "Friends and Enemies" (S1E18) 	2006
Supernatural 	Sterling K. Brown 	Gordon Walker 	"Hunted" (S2E10) 	2007-2017
Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester 	"The End" (S5E04) 	 	2007-2017
Jared Padalecki 	Sam Winchester 	Season 6, Season 7, Season 12 	 	2007-2017
Jesse Hutch 	Crewcut 	"Devil May Care" (S09E02) 	 	2007-2017
Burn Notice 	Jeffrey Johnson 	Kent Fontenau 	"Loose Ends, Part I" (S1E11) 	2007-2012
Jeffrey Donovan 	Michael Westen 	 	"Loose Ends, Part I" (S1E11) 	2007-2012
 	Seen in the Gun Engineer's Collection	"End Run" (S3E03) 	 	2007-2012
Kenny Johnson 	Tyler Gray 	FDE Frame; "Means & Ends" (S6E12) 	 	2007-2012
John C. McGinley 	Tom Card 	FDE Frame; "Means & Ends" (S6E12) 	 	2007-2012
Painkiller Jane 	Sean O. Roberts 	Riley Jensen 	"Pilot" (S1E1) 	2007
Painkiller Jane 	 	US Army MP 	"Toy Soldiers" (S1E2) 	2007
XIII: The Conspiracy 	Stephen Dorff 	Steve Rowland/Russ Tanner 	Possibly; Second Part 	2008
Human Target - Season 1 	Mike Desabrais 	Assassin 	Suppressed; "Pilot" (S1E01) 	2010
Breaking Bad - Season 3 	Jonathan Banks 	Michael Ehrmantraut 	Suppressed; "Full Measure" (S3E13) 	2010
Breaking Bad - Season 4 	Jonathan Banks 	Michael Ehrmantraut 	"Bullet Points" (S4E04) 	2011
Bullet in the Face 	Max Williams 	Gunter Vogler 	(S1E01) 	2012
Banshee - Season 1 	Hoon Lee 	Job 	Stainless; (S1E10) 	2013
The Blacklist - Season 1 	 	Seen in the Courier's Stash 	Rail Adapter 	2013
Elementary - Season 2 	Andrew Howard 	Devon Gaspar 	Suppressed and Unsuppressed; "The Diabolical Kind" (S2E12) 	2014
The Walking Dead - Season 5 	Andrew Lincoln 	Richard "Rick" Grimes 	w/SilencerCo Osprey suppressor; "Four Walls and a Roof" (S5E03), "Crossed" (S5E07)	2014
American Odyssey 	Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje 	Frank Majors 	 	2015
American Odyssey 	 	Gunman 	"FIGMO" (S1E09) 	2015
Lucifer - Season 3 	 	Gunman 	Fake Suppressor 	2013
Altered Carbon 	Byron Mann 	"OG Kovacs" 	Modified with Large Sight Mount 	2018
Altered Carbon 	Olga Fonda 	Sarah 	Modified with Large Sight Mount 	2018
Altered Carbon 	Teach Grant 	Jimmy DeSoto 	Modified with Large Sight Mount 	2018
Altered Carbon 	Various 	 	Modified with Large Sight Mount 	2018
Batwoman - Season 1 	 	Seen in the Wayne Enterprise's Armory	 	2019
The Boys - Season 3 	Laz Alonso 	Mother's Milk 	 	2022
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
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
S.W.A.T.: Global Strike Team 	"SMC 1230 Tranquilizer Gun" 	Has a permanently attached suppressor and only fires non-lethal rounds 	 	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
Chameleon 	 	 	 	2005
Conflict: Global Terror 	 	 	 	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
Dark Sector 	"Tekna Burst" 	fictional burst-firing version with extended mag and laser module 	"Mark 24" engraved on the slide 	2008
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
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 	 	 	Holstered model from Metal Gear Solid 4 	2010
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
Gun Club VR 	Mk.23 	 	 	2018
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 	"ROTWEIL M23" 	 	 	2019
Trepang2 	"Pistol" 	Optional Knight's Armament suppressor, Heckler & Koch USP Match-style barrel weight, Insight Technology prototype laser, fictional burst and full-auto trigger groups	 	2023
=== 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
 
=See Also=
Category:Gun
Category:Pistol