West German Police Pistols - Walther P5, SIG Sauer P6, Heckler & Koch P7
Semiauto Pistols
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In 1976, with criminal and terrorist activity on the rise the West German Federal Police launched a search for a new small, lightweight service pistol to replace their stocks of Walther P38/P1′s and various 7.65×17mm pistols. You can check out the accompanying article for this video here - http://armourersbench.com/2020/04/17/west-german-police-pistols If you enjoyed the video please consider supporting our work via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported, non-monetised channel and any help is very much appreciated! Check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench Where to find TAB: https://armourersbench.com https://facebook.com/armourersbench https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench https://www.instagram.com/armourersbench https://utreon.com/c/Armourers-Bench https://imgur.com/user/ArmourersBench https://discord.gg/DAjRSBc Don’t forget to like, comment, share and subscribe and help us spread the word!
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