CODE – 01-041-995

NAME – USP45 – 11.43x23mm (.45 ACP)

COMMON NAMES – Universal Self-loading Pistol – 45

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1995

CALIBER – 11.43x23mm – (.45 ACP)

OVERALL LENGTH – 20 cm (7.87 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 11.2 cm (4.41 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal

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) – 0.786 kg (1 lb 11.7 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.147 kg (2 lb 8.5 oz) loaded with 12 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 – 36 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 12-round removable box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.104 kg (3.7 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.361 kg (12.7 oz) loaded with 12 rounds Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two-12 round magazines (24 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.722 kg (1 lb 9.5 oz)

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

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Military and law enforcement use, commercial sales