CODE – 01-041-996

NAME – USP Compact 45

COMMON NAMES – Universal Self-loading Pistol – 45

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1996

CALIBER – 11.43x23mm – (.45 ACP)

OVERALL LENGTH – 18 cm (7.09 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 9.6 cm (3.78 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal, Twist rate 1 turn in 40.6 cm (15.98

BULLET DIAMETER – 11.46 mm (0.451 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 15 g (231 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 250 m/s (820 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 468 j (345 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.708 kg (1 lb 9 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.967 kg (2 lb 2 oz) loaded with 8 rounds M1911 Ball

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable for zero, Front sight – Square blade on dovetail base with single dot insert, Rear sight – Square notch on dovetail base with two-dot inserts

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 50 m (55 yards)

OPERATION – Short-recoil, Variable detent plate-based trigger mechanism

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 24 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 10-round removable box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.087 kg (3 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.259 kg (9 oz) loaded with 8 rounds Ball

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

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.518 kg (1 lb 2 oz)

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

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Military and law enforcement use, commercial sales