CODE – 01-041-993

NAME – USP40

COMMON NAMES – Universal Self-loading Pistol – 40

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1993

CALIBER – 10.2×22 mm (.40 S&W)

OVERALL LENGTH – 19.4 cm (7.64 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 10.8 cm (4.25 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal

BULLET DIAMETER – 10.16 mm (0.400 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 11.66 g (180 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 320 m/s (1,050 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 598 j (441 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.780 kg (1 lb 11.5 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.04 kg (2 lb 4.7 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) – 0.050 kg (1.8 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.260 kg (9.2 oz) loaded with 13 rounds Ball

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

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.520 kg (1 lb 2.3 oz)

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

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Military and law enforcement use, commercial sales