#HK P7 GRIPS WOOD LICENSE#

It features a unique gas-delayed blowback system modeled on the Swiss Pistole 47 W+F (Waffenfabrik Bern) prototype pistol (and ultimately on the Barnitzke system first used in the Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 ), which used gas pressures from the ignited cartridge and fed them through a small port in the barrel (in front of the chamber) to retard the rearward motion of the slide. The P7 is a semi-automatic blowback-operated firearm. The pistol was also exported to several countries.

#HK P7 GRIPS WOOD LICENSE#

The P7 was produced primarily by H&K but also under license by the Greek defense firm Hellenic Arms Industry as well as in Mexico by the Departamento de Industria Militar (DIM), as a sidearm for general officers and staff. Shortly after, the pistol was adopted by the German Federal Police's counter-terrorism unit ( GSG 9) and the German Army's special forces formations. Series production of the P7 started in 1979. As a result of a competitive bid the German police forces selected three different pistols into service: the Swiss SIG Sauer P225 (designated the P6) and two German designs-the P7 (officially designated the PSP) and the Walther P5. The pistol was also to be fully ambidextrous, safe to carry with a loaded chamber (both holstered and concealed in a pocket), and able to be quickly drawn and instantly ready to fire. The new firearm was to meet the following requirements: chamber the 9Г—19mm Parabellum cartridge, weigh no more than 1,000В g (35В oz), the pistol's dimensions would not exceed 180 Г— 130 Г— 34В mm, it should have a muzzle energy of no less than 500 J and a service life of at least 10,000-rounds. 32 ACP Walther PP with a similarly sized but more effective 9Г—19mm Parabellum pistol.

Prompted by the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre, the German police decided to replace the.

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