CODE – 01-041-977

NAME – P9S SD

NAME (NATIVE) – Pistolen 9 Spannabzug Schalldämpfer [Pistol 9 Double-action trigger Silencer]

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1977

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 24 cm (9.45 in) without suppressor

OVERALL LENGTH – 43.2 cm (17 in) with suppressor

SUPPRESSOR LENGTH – 24.1 cm (9.48 in)

SUPPRESSOR DIAMETER – 3.99 cm (1.57 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 15 cm (5.91 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal, 4 Groove, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25 cm (9.84 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.53 g (147 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 297 m/s (975 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 421 j (310 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.865 kg (1 lb 15 oz)

SUPPRESSOR WEIGHT – 0.40 kg (14 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.464 kg (3 lb 4 oz) loaded with 9 rounds subsonic ball, with suppressor

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

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 30 m (33 yards)

OPERATION – Recoil, Delayed roller locked bolt system

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic, Double-action

RATE OF FIRE – 27 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 9 round box magazine, single column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.075 kg (2.7 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.199 kg

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two – 9 round magazines (18 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.398 kg (14 oz)

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

STATUS – Obsolescent

SERVICE – Evaluation only