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Walther P99

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The Walther P99 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by the German manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen of Ulm, designed by Horst Wesp to serve law enforcement, security personnel and civilian shooters. Development began in 1994 and the finished pistol was unveiled and put into production in 1997, replacing Walther's earlier P5 and P88 designs. It was chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and 9x21mm IMI, and Walther announced that production would end in 2023. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
9x19mm 1
Caliber
.40 S&W 2
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum 2
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic pistol 3
Introduced Year
1996 2
Introduced Year
1997 3
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Pistol / Revolver 3
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1. Wikipedia: Walther P99
  • Infobox, service field
    Infobox service field: 1997-current
  • Caliber attribute (walther-p99)
    It was chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and 9x21mm IMI, and Walther announced that production would end in 2023.
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2. Wikidata: Walther P99
Wikidata Q577173, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Walther P99
  • Introduction
    is a semi-automatic pistol developed by the German company Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.
  • History
    presented in 1997 with series production commencing that same year
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