Heckler & Koch HK91 / HK93 / HK94 civilian family (G3 / HK33 / MP5 platforms in civilian semi-auto form)
HK's G3-derived civilian family. The roller-delayed blowback platform that defined HK's commercial presence through the 1970s–1990s. Closes HK's postmortem on the Index.
Is the Heckler & Koch HK91 / HK93 / HK94 civilian family (G3 / HK33 / MP5 platforms in civilian semi-auto form) banned in Canada? Yes. The Heckler & Koch HK91 / HK93 / HK94 civilian family (G3 / HK33 / MP5 platforms in civilian semi-auto form) is prohibited in Canada. It was named in SOR/2020-96 (May 2020). If you owned one before the deadline, confirm whether it appears on the federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program list. The current amnesty for prohibited firearms expires 90 days after the latest Supreme Court appeal termination under SOR/2026-114.
Classification: Prohibited · OIC/SOR: SOR/2020-96 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty: SCC appeals + 90 days
Verdict
The Heckler & Koch HK91 / HK93 / HK94 civilian family is the G3-derived semi-auto sport-rifle lineage HK produced for the American and Canadian commercial markets through the 1970s and 1980s before the 1989 US import ban and the various national restrictions reshaped HK's commercial export model. The HK91 is the civilian .308 G3, the HK93 is the civilian .223 HK33, the HK94 is the civilian 9mm MP5 carbine. All three use HK's signature roller-delayed blowback operating mechanism, the same principle that defined the G3 service rifle. Canadian collector market presence through the 1980s and 1990s; the rifles aged through Canadian collector hands until SOR/2020-96 named the broader HK G3 family. The HK91 / 93 / 94 entry closes Heckler & Koch's postmortem on the Index across seven entries: G36 family (Batch 4), SL8 (Batch 2), USC (Batch 3), MP7A1 (Batch 6), SR9 / SR9T (Batch 10), HK91 / 93 / 94 family (Batch 12), plus references to UMP under USC. The full HK civilian centrefire catalogue ever sold on the Canadian market is now Already Gone — across two OICs and three generations of HK's commercial export.
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Lineage
Parents: HK G3 (1959 German military service rifle) → HK91 / 93 / 94 civilian family (1970s) → HK SL6 / SL7 (sport variants) → HK SR9 / SR9T (Batch 10 sport variants); separate G36 family lineage covered Batches 2, 3, 4
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette SOR/2020-96 (Primary, family designation) — Canada Gazette. accessed 2026-05-27
- HK91 Wikipedia reference (Public domain, Tertiary) — Other. accessed 2026-05-27
Safety note: the Ban-Risk Index is editorial estimation, not legal advice or a substitute for current official guidance. The classification field reflects current RCMP FRT status as of the last-scored date. For any transfer, surrender, deactivation, or transport question, consult primary RCMP / Public Safety Canada sources and, where appropriate, a Canadian firearms lawyer.
