CODE – 01-041-983

NAME – P7 PT8

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1983

CALIBER – 9x19mm PT

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 – 0.42 g (6.48 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 1,000 m/s (3,281 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 210 j (155 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.720 kg (1 lb 9.5 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.806 kg (1 lb 12.5 oz) loaded with 8 rounds PT

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

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 10 m (11 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback with floating chamber gas assist, 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) – 0.086 kg (3 oz) loaded with 8 rounds PT

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

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.172 kg (6 oz)

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

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – military and law enforcement, commercial sales