Netherlands: Standard issue firearm in the Dutch police.A small number may have been issued to 14 Intelligence Company, an all-arms unit active in Northern Ireland. Approx 3,000 examples of this pistol were adopted in the 1980s by the British Army as Pistol L102A1 (NATO Stock Number 1005-9) for issue to the Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service) as a Personal Protection Weapon. Walther P5 Compact: This is the shorter and lighter version of the full-size P5. However, there are still some who consider the P5 to be the finest Walther ever made, and there are good reasons why. This may make it a more attractive firearm for left-handed shooters. WALTHER P5 The Walther P5 is affectionately known by Walther aficionados as the ‘forgotten Walther.’ While successful with police units in Europe, it gained significantly less attention in the United States. Unlike most modern semi-automatic pistols, the P5 ejects spent casings to the left. In addition, the P1's slide-mounted decocker/safety was moved to a frame mounted decocker/slide stop multi-lever. Safety was enhanced by utilizing an innovative pivoting firing pin that can move forward only when the trigger is pulled. In addition, the Walther improved the extractor, shortened the barrel, and increased the slide length. Walther engineers decided to use the P1 model as the basis of the P5 and gave it a similar locking system, reinforced frame, and dual recoil springs. Development began following requests by German police and federal agencies for a new sidearm. Manufactured in Ulm, West Germany, by Carl Walther Sportwaffen GmbH, the P5 was a further development of the famous Walther P38 and P1 series. Pressing it once will release the slide, pressing it a second time will drop the hammer without firing the gun. The slide lock also doubles as the decocker and is found on the left side of the frame. The trigger is a standard double action/single action trigger. This system results in a very accurate pistol since the barrel is kept parallel with the frame during/after firing. The barrel does not tilt following firing in the way that Browning's system does, but rather moves straight back approximately 5 mm (0.20 in). It utilizes the same design principles as the Walther P38 pistol of World War II fame. The Walther P5 is a recoil-operated, locked-breech, 9 mm semi-automatic pistol.
The pistol incorporates many new design features, including a new aluminum alloy frame, trigger mechanism, dual-control mechanism, firing pin safety (US patent number 4313274 dated 1979, authored by Walter Ludwig). A subsequent bid resulted in the Walther P5 being introduced into service alongside the SIG-Sauer P225 (designated P6 within the West German Federal Police) and Heckler & Koch P7. It was designed with the German police forces in mind, who sought to replace existing 7.65mm pistols with a modern service sidearm incorporating enhanced safety features and chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum. The Walther P5 is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed in the mid-1970s by the German small arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.
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