CODE – 01-041-997

NAME – USP Match 9

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1997

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 24 cm (9.45 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 15.3 cm (6.02 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal, 6-sides, 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 – 362 m/s (1,188 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 489 j (360 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 1.120 kg (2 lb 8 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.352 kg (3 lb) loaded with 15 rounds

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

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 50 m (55 yards)

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

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 45 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 15-round removable box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.055 kg (2 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.232 kg (8 oz) loaded with 15 rounds Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two-15 round magazines (30 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.464 kg (1 lb)

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

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Commercial sales