Walther P99

P99
general information
Civil name:	P99
Military designation:	Walther P99
Country of operation:	Denmark , Germany , Finland , Great Britain , Ireland , Canada , Malaysia , Netherlands , Poland , Spain
Developer / Manufacturer:	Carl Walther GmbH sporting arms
Development year:	1994
Manufacturer country:	Germany, Poland, USA
Production time:	since 1996
Model variants:	P99Q / P99 DAO, P99 C
Weapon Category:	Self-loading pistol
Furnishing
Weight: (unloaded)	0.685 kg
Technical specifications
Caliber :	9 × 19 mm
Ammunition supply :	Bar magazine
Visor :	Open sights
Mounting system:	Weaver rail
Closure :	Browning system
Charging principle:	Recoil loader
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Partially disassembled Walther P99

The Walther P99 is a pistol made by the German weapons manufacturer Walther .

history

The development of the pistol began in 1994. In 1996 it was ready for the market. The most striking feature is the absence of a rooster , the P99 has instead an internal firing pin. The cocking state of the hammer can be recognized and felt by a rear red signal pin. The charging status of the P99 can be seen from the pull-out claw .

technology

The weapon works according to the Browning system and has a 16 mm rail under the barrel for optoelectronic aiming aids . It is also possible to mount a silencer if a special longer barrel with a silencer thread is inserted. When not in use, this thread is covered by a thread protection nut.

There is no manual safety mechanism , as is common with most self-loading pistols, and the weapon is immediately ready to fire when loaded. Automatic safety devices and the so-called anti-stress trigger on the P99AS guarantee protection against unintentional firing.

The backstrap is interchangeable and can be adapted to different hand shapes and sizes. The rounded design means that the weapon can hardly get tangled when it is carried concealed under clothing.

With the S&W SW99 , Smith & Wesson produced a pistol in cooperation with Walther that is similar to the P99, but was also available in .45 ACP .

Model variants

The P99QA is a variant of the P99 with a quick-action trigger . On the P99QA, the button for releasing the hammer has been made smaller than on the P99AS. In normal use, it can no longer be operated as quickly and with gloves only with difficulty. When the first cartridge is fed into the chamber, the hammer is automatically partially cocked and the weapon is guided without manual safety.

Another variant is the P99 with a double-action-only system as the P99DAO. There is also the P99C, the compact version of the P99.

The P99Q works as the basic model for the chip extractor principle , so that part been fixed on by loading the striker assembly. Only when the trigger is fully withdrawn is the firing pin lock fully cocked against the pressure of the firing spring and the shot triggered by the firing pin rushing forward onto the cartridge base. Additional modifications to the P99Q consist of the fact that the weapon has an accessory rail to hold additional devices and that a transponder for data recording is implemented under the back of the handle.

variant	caliber	Total length mm	Barrel length mm	Height mm	Width mm	Weight g	Max. Magazine filling
P99	9 × 19 mm	180	102	135	32	605	15th
	.40 S&W	184	106			655	11
P99C	9 × 19 mm	168	90	110		530	10
P99Q	9 × 19 mm	180	102	135	34	685	15th
↑ Weight: without magazine

Users

The Walther P99Q with locked lock

• The purchase of 42,000 P99 DAO ( Double Action Only ) for the police in North Rhine-Westphalia was decided in 2005.
• In 2008, the police in the states of Bremen , Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein decided to introduce a new service pistol to replace the Sig Sauer P225 . The decision was made in favor of the Walther P99Q, of which a total of 18,000 pieces were ordered for the police forces of the three countries.
• The police of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate began in January 2010 to convert their approximately 9,000 weapon-bearing police officers to a version of the Walther P99. The P99Q version is currently in use by the Rhineland-Palatinate police. The Walther P5 introduced in 1979 was replaced by the introduction of the P99Q .
• The police in the Netherlands obtained a total of 49,000 P99Q-NL. These had to be improved from 2016.
• Walther pistols (model P99Q) were delivered to the Estonian police and border protection office from the end of February 2014 after the P99Q won a Europe-wide tender.

See also

• Walther CP99 - variant of the P99 as an air pistol
• Walther PPQ - further development of the P99QA

Web links

Commons : Walther P99  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Walther P99 product range

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pistolet samopowtarzalny P99. FABRYKA BRONI "ŁUCZNIK" - RADOM Sp. Z oo, accessed on May 12, 2013 (Polish). 
2. ↑ P99 QA 9 mm x 19, PS, AM, LM. Retrieved May 12, 2013 .  
3. ↑ P99 AS, P99 QA, P99 DAO, Full Size / Compact Operating Instructions. (PDF, 4.38 MB) Retrieved May 12, 2013 .  
4. ↑ Martin Teigler: Jamming ratchet. In: taz.de. March 3, 2006, accessed May 12, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Eckard Gehm: James Bond's service weapon for police officers in the north. In: shz.de. Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag, November 27, 2008, accessed on May 12, 2013 . 
6. ↑ Major order for Walther weapons. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. Ellinor Holland, Günter Holland, Alexandra Holland, September 23, 2008, accessed May 12, 2013 . 
7. ↑ Rework for 49,000 pieces P99Q-NL [1] (viewed on January 13, 2018)
8. ^ Walther press release : WALTHER P99Q for the Estonia police