Technical Specifications

Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Country of origin	West Germany
Manufacturer	Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen
Designer	Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen
Designed	1970s
Produced	1977–1998
Used by	German Federal Police, Dutch police
No. built	~110,000 of which 10,000 compact
Variants	P5 Compact
Weight	P5: 0.795 kg · P5 Compact: 0.750 kg
Length	P5: 180 mm · P5 Compact: 170 mm
Barrel length	P5: 90 mm · P5 Compact: 79 mm
Width	32 mm
Height	P5: 129 mm · P5 Compact: 130 mm
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum · 7.65×21mm Parabellum · 9×21mm IMI
Action	Short recoil operated, locked breech
Feed	8-round detachable box magazine
Muzzle velocity	P5: approx. 360 m/s · P5 Compact: approx. 350 m/s

Data from Walther P5 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC0 — lifesizepotato from San Antonio, TX.

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