Ennum ninakkai padam5/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Heckler & Koch’s new PSP ( Polizei-Selbstlade-Pistole or “police self-loading pistol”) was designated the P7. SIG Sauer submitted a slightly modified version of its P225 and received the P6 designation. Walther later submitted an updated design to meet all the new requirements and received the P5 designation. Walther quickly bolted a decocker onto their P38 and received the P4 designation, but nothing else was “modern” about it so the P4 never really took off. They wanted the next generation of service pistols to feature a DA/SA action, 9×19 Luger chambering, 8 round magazine capacity, and the ability to decock the pistol via an external safety or decocking lever. ![]() For years, the Polizei relied on the P1 (Walther P38), P2 (SIG P210), and P3 (Astra 600) service pistols, until the mid-1970s when the West German government adopted a number of new requirements. When a service pistol receives approval by the West German government for sale to police ( Polizei) or military units, it receives a numbered “P” designation. ![]()
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