Umarex Airsoft: A Brief History

UMAREX is the world’s biggest producer of replica firearms and the largest importer of air guns in Europe. Since the company was founded in 1972 by Wulf-Heinz Pflaumer and Franz Wonisch, the German manufacturer is now run by the second generation of the two founding families and has almost 1000 employees with offices in many key locations worldwide.

UMAREX airsoft – One of the keys to the company’s growth and success has been obtaining the licenses to build realistic replicas of well-known weapons from leading real steel manufacturers. Umarex currently holds licenses for the brands Beretta, Browning, Colt, Heckler & Koch, Ruger Smith & Wesson and IWI and makes a wide range of amazing airsoft gun replicas with attention to detail rarely found in inferior copies and with high quality workmanship as standard.

Umarex has created a world of adventure for sport shooters, recreational shooters, hunters and most importantly airsofters in the UK. Its high-performance models permit training and skirmishing under highly realistic conditions. By steadily improving its products, providing worldwide service through international distributors and upholding superb quality standards, Umarex enjoys the confidence of airsoft gun lovers the world over.

Since it was founded in 1972, Umarex has established itself as one of the top producers of air rifles and rimfire weapons worldwide. Fully licensed reproductions of some of the most well-known weaponry in existence, made by all the largest names, like Heckler and Koch, Beretta, and Glock, are now available from Umarex, a company that is now becoming more and more well known in the Airsoft arena.

Umarex collaborates with well-known Airsoft manufacturers like VFC, KWA, and S&T to provide the Airsoft community a selection of licenced replicas with impeccable construction – Umarex reproductions are among the most lifelike Airsoft weapons now on the market and are popular with both collectors and skirmishers.

Umarex specialises in authorised firearm replicas with authentic markings with logos and trademarks proudly displayed. The Heckler & Koch, Beretta, and Glock licences are currently held by Umarex, which also offers the most realistic copies of these real firearms on the market.

The quality of Umarex Airsoft weapons ranges from collector and skirmish grade electric and gas replicas to spring-powered replicas better suited for backyard shooting and air pistols that are unsuited for skirmishing due to their greater power level.

However, their gas blowback rifle line is undoubtedly targeted at experienced skirmishers who prefer a challenge and collectors who want something of the highest quality to display in their home.

If you’re the kind of skirmisher that values realistic appearance, high-quality constructions, and perfect realism in their Airsoft arsenal, an Umarex replica would be a terrific choice. Umarex’s product line includes a broad variety of licenced copies of legendary real steel weaponry including from the following well known brands:

Heckler & Koch (HK)

The largest licenced line of Umarex Airsoft weapons consists of Heckler & Koch models, with a variety of gas pistols, gas rifles, and electric guns available with full trademarks emulating the famous designs of HK. From the famous MP5, which the SAS carried during the Iranian Embassy Seige, to the ultra-modern HK416 A5, which is carried by the US Delta Force in real steel form, Umarex has everything an HK enthusiast could desire with excellent build quality and competitive performance. One of the most popular airsoft replicas Umarex make is the legendary MP7, both AEG and gas blowback.

The Heckler & Koch reproductions from Umarex come in a variety of designs, from inexpensive electric pistol replicas that make excellent sidearms or target shooting replicas to fully functional gas blowback rifles and electric airsoft guns rifles that were built for skirmishing but also look amazing on display and make the ideal movie prop. If you’ve ever liked the way a Heckler & Koch rifle, handgun, or submachine gun looked in a movie or on television, Umarex has undoubtedly done an excellent job of recreating it so you may enjoy the H&K aesthetic in real life!

Beretta

The Beretta M9 pistol, which was the standard issue sidearm of the US Army is one of many variations offered under the Umarex Beretta brand.
The M92, M9 Elite, M9A1, and the M9A3, the newest and best Berretta firearm in the real steel world, are all produced by Umarex and are based on the M9 design.

All Umarex GBB Berretta pistols have full metal construction for a substantial weight and authentic feel in the hand, and the trademarks are expertly engraved in actual steel. We suggest purchasing one of their gas blowback models if you’re looking for an Umarex Berretta because they shoot great and look much better!

Glock

Umarex holds the Glock icence and produces a variety of highly detailed replicas of the various Glock variants, from the pocket-sized Glock 26 to the Glock 34, a long-slide Glock intended for competition shooting and the ever popular Glock 17. Umarex Glocks are made by VFC, GHK, or KWA and come in both Green Gas and CO2-powered versions.

The Umarex Glock series features metal slides and high-strength polymer frames, as well as full trademarks that are precisely engraved and eerily similar to genuine Glock pistols. Due to their perfect realism and high-quality build, Umarex Glocks make excellent skirmish sidearms but are also very useful as movie props or collectors’ display items. For the ultimate in realism you cannot miss the Umarex Ultimate Glock, its not cheap but it is without doubt the best there is.

Real Glocks are made in Austria, have a solid reputation for dependability and accuracy, and are frequently used by both law enforcement and the general public. In answer to an Austrian Army need, the first iteration of the Glock 17 was released in 1982, earning its 17th patent number from Glock Ges.m.b.H.

Even today, Glocks frequently feature in movies, and it is because of their appearances in popular culture that they are the most recognisable handgun on the planet. Real Glocks feature steel slides and barrels and polymer frames, but at the time of the first Glock’s debut, this was an extremely futuristic idea that had only before been seen in a few experimental H&K handguns. Through UMAREX, you may purchase airsoft Glocks that are made by KWA, VFC, or GHK and are aesthetically identical to the real Glock series of handguns, complete with genuine Glock trademarks.