Is the HK P11 for real?

[Jericho9mm]

I jsut saw a site that talked about this secret hand gun that the military uses, doea anyone have experience with it or is it just a 007/toomb raider thing? here is the website: http://www.hkpro.com/peleven.htm

 

[Byron Quick]

I have no idea. I have heard that the USSR had an underwater pistol. It seems that the SEAL teams would want such a capability but it seems that they would wish to have an even greater capability than such a platform could have.

 

[Henry Baker]

I wish I remembered more, but for what it's worth I read an article in a magazine years ago about a break action, 4 barreled, under water pistol. It used what looked like a 30cal bullet, but the bullet was like 1.5-2 inches long. The casing was like a 38spl, but the bullet was all lead and came to a point. I know that's not mutch help, but...well...sorry.

 

[Pinky Carruthers]

Check Here they say it is real as well.

 

[czc3513]

Check this out.
http://sphinxarms.com/downloads/videos/2000S-2.wmv

 

[Chindo18Z]

Jericho9mm: Yes, it's real. I have handled (but not fired) it at the former NATO ILRRP School in Pfullendorf, Germany. I know of one or two German units which issue it.

 

[Blackwater OPS]

I knew a SEAL who had been issued some kind of underwater pistol, said it worked great, only problem, it had to be reloadedat the factory!

 

[czc3513]

How many shots does it have.
I think I would rather have the real gun in the video.

 

[kozak6]

4 Shots, and then it has to be reloaded by the factory.

The Russians also have some neat underwater weapons.
SPP-1 Underwater pistol: http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg140-e.htm
APS Underwater assualt rifle: http://world.guns.ru/assault/as69-e.htm

 

[Blackwater OPS]

Indeed it is the same gun, I just looked at the link.

 

[Marko Kloos]

We had about thirty or so in our armory. Looks like a fat plastic G3 grip without the barrel bundle, and like a pepperbox on steroids with the bundle.

Very quiet operation, not very accurate, and after the barrel pack is shot, you have to send it back to H&K for service and reloading. Oh, and it's a five-shot, not four.

All in all, a weapon with a very limited mission profile. I would have preferred if they had kitted us out with MP5SDs instead of spending that money on just enough P11s for one guy per LRRP team.