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«Prva Hrvatska Samokres (MV9)»
PistolCroatia1991Historic
First Croatian semi-automatic pistol, urgently developed in 1991 along the lines of the Walther P38 / Beretta 92.
Pistol//Croatia
ID — PHP
Designation
PHP
HS Produkt (ex IM Metal)
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- PHP
- Alias
- Prva Hrvatska Samokres (MV9)
- Manufacturer
- HS Produkt (ex IM Metal)
- Country
- Croatia
- Year
- 1991
- Category
- Pistol
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 360 m/s
- Effective range
- 50 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 108 mm
- Overall length
- 200 mm
- Empty weight
- 0.95 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Corto rinculo, canna basculante
- Bolt / action
- Singola/doppia azione, cane esterno
Feed
- System
- Single-stack magazine
- Standard capacity
- 9 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Designed and produced in Karlovac by IM Metal (later HS Produkt) during the War of Independence to give the Croatian police and army a domestically built service pistol.
Walther P38–inspired architecture with tilting-barrel locking and external hammer; chambered in 9×19 mm with a light-alloy frame.
Replaced by the HS2000 / PHP MV9 in regular units by the end of the 1990s.
Variants
PHPPHP MV9 (=HS2000)
Main users
Croatia
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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