CODE – 01-041-996

NAME – USP Compact 9

COMMON NAMES – Universal Self-loading Pistol – Compact 9

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1996

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 17.3 cm (6.81 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 9.1 cm (3.58 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal, twist rate 1 turn in 25 cm (9.84 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 7.45 g (115 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 355 m/s (1165 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 470 j (347 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.630 kg (1 lb 6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.838 kg (1 lb 14 oz) loaded with 13 rounds

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 – 39 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 13-round removable box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.085 kg (3 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.238 kg (8.4 oz) loaded with 13 rounds Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two-13 round magazines (26 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.476 kg (1 lb 1 oz)

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

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Military and law enforcement use, commercial sales