CODE – 01-041-983

NAME – P7M8

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1983

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 17.1 cm (6.73 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 10.5 cm (4.13 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 7.45 g (115 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 351 m/s (1152 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 460 j (339 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.780 kg (1 lb 11.5 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.944 kg (2 lb 1 oz) loaded with 8 rounds Ball

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable for zero, Front sight – Square blade on dovetail base, Rear sight – Square notch on dovetail base

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 50 m (55 yards)

OPERATION – Gas-retarded blowback, Single action, Squeeze-cocking

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 24 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 8-round removable box magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.070 kg (2.5 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.164 kg (5.8 oz) loaded with 8 rounds Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two – 8 round magazines (16 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.328 kg (12 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – International military, special operations forces, and law enforcement, commercial sales