CODE – 01-041-976

NAME – PSP

NAME (NATIVE) – Polizei Selbstlade Pistole [Police Self-loading Pistol]

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1976

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 16.6 cm (6.54 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 – 360 m/s (1181 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 483 j (356 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.820 kg (1 lb 13 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.979 kg (2 lb 3 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) – 0.065 kg (2.3 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.159 kg (5.6 oz) loaded with 8 rounds Ball

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

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.318 kg (11 oz)

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

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – German army and law enforcement, commercial sales