Each bullet is loaded into the special plastic sabot, and is fired through a rifled barrel. Bullet weight is 8.6 gram and muzzle velocity is 190 m/s. Therefore, another type of ammunition, the 7.62x36mm DM91, is issued along with the HK P11 pistol for use Гўв‚¬Е“above the waterГўв‚¬Вќ This ammunition is loaded with traditionally shaped pointed bullets with tungsten alloy core. When fired Гўв‚¬Е“above the waterГўв‚¬Вќ, those projectiles lack stability and thus have rather poor accuracy. Claimed effective range against a scuba air tank is 10 meters at the depth of same 10 meters. Stabilization in water is achieved by hydrodynamic effects. Projectiles are fired from smooth-bore barrels, assembled into the cluster of five inside a cylindrical Гўв‚¬Е“barrel blockГўв‚¬Вќ made of plastic. In the latter case, it appears that the projectile is made from tungsten alloy. Its weight and muzzle velocity differ from source to source, and are given either as 10 grams and 180 m/s or 32 grams and 117 m/s. It is loaded with a needle-like projectile about 10-11 cm long. One type, the 7.62x36mm DM101, is intended for use in the water.

This Гўв‚¬Е“dual mediumГўв‚¬Вќ capability is achieved by using two types of ammunition. Heckler Koch HK P11 underwater pistol, with fired underwater projectile shown below While its major rivals such as Russian SPP-1M pistol or American Mk.1 UDP are optimized to underwater (submerged) operations, the HK P11 pistol can be effectively used both underwater and above the water, Гўв‚¬Е“on airГўв‚¬Вќ. It is an extremely interesting and unusual weapon.

It remained secret until 1990s, when first photos of this gun began to appear in the press. Several other countries adopted this unusual weapon for its special forces, including US Navy. It was adopted by combat swimmers of the Bundeswehr (armed forces of the FRG) in 1976. Designed and produced under the cloud of secrecy, it was patented in 1969, but related patents were made public only in 2008. The Heckler Koch P11 underwater pistol was originally developed during late 1960s by famous German arms-making company Heckler und Koch GmbH. Lot 3350: Deutsche Werke Ortgies Pistol 6.35 mm auto. The original owner of this rare pistol was a Captain Showalter, (Ret.) who at the time was a 1st Lieutenant stationed in Germany in1945 and was responsible for overseeing the cleanup of left over war material in and around Munich.вЂќ The exact make and model of that pistol were generally unknown until this pistol and documentation surfaced. It has been a known fact that Eva Braun carried a small 6.36mm pistol that was given to her by Adolf Hitler. However the accompanying documents substantiate the historical lineage from the time it was removed from Eva BruanвЂ™s house in Munich in 1945, by the Munich Chief of police to the present day consignor. This pistol itself is a rather plain and diminutive, Deutsche Werkes Ortgies semi-automatic that was made in 1939 and is not what you would expect from someone in her position, or one that was given by the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler. вЂњThis pistol is documented as being the вЂњOne of A KindвЂќ, personal 6.35mm pistol that was given to вЂњEva BruanвЂќ personally by Adolf Hitler. They hit the market in the late 1920s, but were later acquired buy a German government entity and further pursued. The model made in 32 ACP was the most common. They are incredibly common as bring backs from United States soldiers post World War II which is why they are very common today. The Ortgies pistols are only typically deemed boring since they are a simple straight blowback using weak cartridges. Welcome to todayвЂ™s Photo of the Day! Here we have the ever-so-boring Ortgies pistol, but this one has a strange tie to World War II Germany. POTD: Eva BraunвЂ™s Personal 6.35mm Ortgies Pistol

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