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Oberndorf, hometown of Heckler & Koch

Guns 'made in Germany' are popular, making it the world's fourth biggest arms exporter. DW went to a major center of the German weapons industry, Oberndorf am Neckar, where various arms manufacturers are based. One of them is Heckler & Koch.

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