How to tell USP variant?

[beauregard]

The date code on my USP9 makes it a 1995 pistol, what variant is it and which variants are more sought after and why?

Thanks, I'm new to the USP world.

[Quiet]

The different variants of the H&K USP series.

[hoss_hk]

from one of the unofficial websites:

1. DA/SA with "safe" position and control lever (manual safety/decocking lever) on left side of frame

2. DA/SA with "safe" position and control lever Variants 1 and 2 allow the user to carry the pistol in a single-action mode (cocked and locked) with the manual safety engaged. This same pistol, without modification, can be carried in double-action mode, with or without the manual safety engaged.

3. DA/SA without "safe" position with control lever (decocking lever) on the left side of frame

4. DA/SA without "safe" position with control lever (decocking lever) on the right side of frame

Variants 3 and 4 provides the user with a frame-mounted decocking lever that does not have the "safe" position. This combination only allows the hammer to be lowered from SA position to DA position. It does not provide the "safe" position to prevent the pistol from firing when the trigger is pulled.

5. DA-Only with "safe" position and control lever (manual safety) on the left side of frame

6. DA-Only with "safe" position and control lever (manual safety) on the right side of frame

7. DA-Only without control lever (no safety/decocking lever)

For the DA-Only user, variants 5, 6, and 7 of the USP operate as double action only pistol with a bobbed hammer always returning to the DA position (forward) after each shot is fired. To fire each shot the trigger must be pulled through the smooth DA trigger pull. Variants 5 and 6 have a manual safety lever.

No control lever is provided on variant 7.

9. DA/SA with "safe" position and control lever (manual safety) on the left side of frame

10. DA/SA with "safe" position and control lever (manual safety) on the right side of frame

Variants 9 and 10 allow the user to carry the pistol in a single-action mode (cocked and locked) with the manual safety engaged. Unlike variants 9 and 10 [sic], the control lever can not be used to decock the hammer. These variants are the ideal choice for users who prefer shooting the pistol in SA mode with the thumb placed on top of the manual safety. This same pistol, without modification, can be carried in double-action mode, with or without the manual safety engaged, and provides second primer strike ability to single-action shooters.

[Mickey D]

Amazes me that people can find their way to the forum, but don't know how to use the search features or Google.

[beauregard]

Amazes me that people can find their way to the forum, but don't know how to use the search features or Google.

Amazes me how easy it is for kids to be a dick on the internet when they'd never be one to my face.

[beauregard]

from one of the unofficial websites:

1. DA/SA with "safe" position and control lever (manual safety/decocking lever) on left side of frame

Right on, so mine is a V1. Thanks.

[Mickey D]

Amazes me how easy it is for kids to be a dick on the internet when they'd never be one to my face.

Really?

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