Mine is the fat trigger model. I preferred the skinny.

When all the surplus ones from Germany were coming in at very nice prices I told a friend in the business I’d like one but without a grind mark. He said he could do that and a few days later I received a NIB KH dated PSP.

In 1986 the Utah Highway Patrol went with the Heckler & Koch P7 M13 replacing their Smith&Wesson Model 27 357 Magnum Revolver 3 1/2 inch Barrel. Utah carried them until 1997 when the P7 M13 was replaced by the Beretta 8040D Cougars due to the H&K P7 M13 parts and magazine prices skyrocketed so they were replaced the Cougar was the shortest live duty sidearm the UHP carried until 2001 when UHP went with the Glock 22 40 Gen3 they were carried until circa 2015/16 when the Glock 17 Gen4 9MM became the issued but not Standard issued duty weapon due to a change in policy in 1999 giving the Troopers a choice to carry a personal sidearms in 9MM 40S&W 45ACP. The Utah Highway Patrol may be issued by now either the Glock 17 Gen5 or Glock 45 9MM.

The P7 was one of my grail guns since 1984. At the time I wasn't old enough to get one, then I went overseas and then life happened. I finally got one of the 'B' condition guns that CDNN had in 2008 for $499.99.

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With some friends of the era.
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Had one. Grind mark. Thought it would be good in a home with youngsters. Manual of arms was different. Squeezing without a magazine dropped the slide. Realized that I would likely squeeze the grip under stress, in a magazine reload situation. It also was so heavy that it fell from a holster onto the concrete floor. Couldn't see carrying this, regardless of its accuracy. Don't remember how I sold it. One of many purchases followed by resale when I realized a "perfect" weapon was not perfect for me.

I have a couple, may just be buried with them.

After selling an "A" grade P7 and a rare Park Police P7M8 phosphate, I have another "A" grade P7.



a P7M8 Chantilly


M13 Chantilly


M8 Jubilee


and a last 500 edition



Obviously I like P7's

I've owned two PSPs and so regret selling them. But they were cheap to buy and I made money selling each of them. Then they dried up.

German police have been phasing them out and, if they don't get destroyed, there will be over 30,000 of them flooding the US market soon. But then they could end up being made into manhole covers. I have seen plenty of cops in Germany carrying them on my annual visits to the Fatherland.

I was also in the back of a NJ State Trooper car following an accident, and he had one. But that was when they grew on trees.

They most likely will not be sold to the surplus market but destroyed instead. From what many have said, Germany does that with their service weapons now, and has been doing that for a few years now.

I like the P7, and have one each with the different mag releases. The only thing I don't like is after three quick mags in the summer the area above the trigger gets hot! The P7M8 is no better than the earlier ones to me. My first was a P7M8 with the grind mark. I sent it off to Ford's they did a great job. Then I sent the frame and mags out, can't remember the place for the two tone look, at the time it was the first two tone P7 I had seen posted on the web.

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I've had half a dozen over the years, bought at great deals but I never keep them. When going rates are what they are on GB, it's hard to justify holding onto them. I always get 2-3x what I paid so I don't feel remorse over parting with them, but I do appreciate the design and legacy.

I got to play with some rare ones in the Gray Room at H&K which was cool.


Here are some I owned.

This is funny I bought one of these off of you about 2 years ago still love that thing! Its the West German one now I wish I bought it with the Nills grips
Tim