The P5 also had a scalloped slide to aid holstering and concealment as well as an improved extractor and ejected spent cases to the left rather than the right, much like the earlier Walther Model 4. It used a recoil operated system with a locking system very similar to the P38s. The P5 had a 3.5 inch barrel and was chambered in 9x19mm, feeding from an 8-round magazine with a heel release. This was a feature common to many of the pistols entered into the police pistol trials as the removal of the manual safety allowed the weapon to be brought into action quickly with a double action trigger pull.Ī Walther P5 Schnittmodel (Cutaway) educational model ( source) In addition to this a de-cocker was added to the frame. The P4 had a recessed hammer face safety which prevented the firing pin from being struck. A shortened P38k had been developed as an interim in the early 1970s but the pistols balance was compromised by the shortening of the barrel.
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The P5′s design evolved from the P38 combining the lock work of the P38 (redesignated the P1 in 1963) with a shortened barrel and a full length slide and and the safety refinements made in the P4. Walther’s design competed against pistols from Mauser, Heckler & Koch and SIG-Sauer. It was developed to fit the new police specification for a small, handy pistol which could be brought into action quickly. Developed in the mid 1970s with the German police’s continued search for a service pistol in mind.
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