The arms manufacturer Heckler

Among other things, deliveries of assault rifles to Lithuania, Latvia, Norway and the USA made the cash register ring. "The operational capability of our company is now fully effective," said company boss Jens Bodo Koch. One is well positioned to cover the increasing demand as a result of the Ukraine war.

Part of the strong profit growth is due to currency effects: the dollar that HK earns in the USA for the sale of assault rifles to the military and pistols for private individuals is worth more in the Black Forest company's euro balance sheet because of the rise in the exchange rate.

Just a few years ago Heckler