Talk:Walther P5

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3000 examples of this pistol were adopted in the 1980s by the British Army as Pistol L102A1 (NATO Stock Number 1005-99-978-4952) for issue to the 14 Intelligence Company, an all arms unit active in Northern Ireland. Some surplus examples of this pistol have surfaced in the US collectors' market and are sometimes mistakenly described as "SAS Pistols."

As far as I know, British Army's first goal by building the P5 Compacts was to give a personnal defense weapon to Ulster Defence Regiment members, who were frequently aimed by PIRA activists, especially when they were off-duty and at their homes. Rob1bureau