Name: 9 mm Police
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<h2>Synonyms</h2><p>9 × 18 mm Police; 9 mm Police; 9 mm Ultra</p><h2>Armament</h2><p>Suitably chambered Mauser, Heckler and Koch and other pistols. Not usable in the PM Makarov or similar pistols.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>The round appeared in Germany in the early 1970s, as a result of demands for a cartridge more powerful than the 9 mm Short but not requiring a locked breech; much the same sort of demand that produced the 9 mm Makarov cartridge. As the name implies it was devised at the request of police authorities and was adopted by several German police forces, although it did not attain the popularity hoped for. The 9 mm Police cartridge was derived from the 9 × 19 mm and, apart from case length, other dimensions are the same as the more powerful round. This round is also known as the `9 mm Ultra' in both Europe and North America and will be found so marked.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>The Police round uses a rimless, straight taper case of brass, Berdan primed. Although the dimensions are nominally similar, the proportions of the rim and groove differ from the Soviet 9 × 18 mm case and the two are not interchangeable. The original bullet was cylindro-conoidal with a flat tip, but a more conventional lead-cored, steel-jacketed round-nose bullet appears to have become the accepted standard.</p><p>AUSTRIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Hirtenberger AG</p><p>Type: Ball: FMJ; 6.5 g; MV 315 m/s</p><p>ITALY</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Fiocchi Munizioni SpA</p><p>Type: Ball: FMJ; 6.5 g; MV 315 m/s</p>

The Police round uses a rimless, straight taper case of brass, Berdan primed.

Although the dimensions are nominally similar, the proportions of the rim and groove differ from the Soviet 9 × 18 mm case and the two are not interchangeable. The original bullet was cylindro-conoidal with a flat tip, but a more conventional lead-cored, steel-jacketed round-nose bullet appears to have become the accepted standard. The round appeared in Germany in the early 1970s, as a result of demands for a cartridge more powerful than the 9 mm Short but not requiring a locked breech; much the same sort of demand that produced the 9 mm Makarov cartridge. As the name implies it was devised at the request of police authorities and was adopted by several German police forces, although it did not attain the popularity hoped for. The 9 mm Police cartridge was derived from the 9 × 19 mm and, apart from case length, other dimensions are the same as the more powerful round. This round is also known as the '9 mm Ultra' in both Europe and North America and will be found so marked. Compatible platforms include suitably chambered Mauser, Heckler and Koch and other pistols. Not usable in the PM Makarov or similar pistols.

9 mm Police

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