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James Bond: Dry Martini.
Bartender: Oui, monsieur.
James Bond: Wait... three measures of Gordon's; one of vodka; half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice, and add a thin slice of lemon peel.
Bartender: Yes, sir.

The Gun
The Walther P99 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by the German company Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen of Ulm for law enforcement, security forces and the civilian shooting market as a replacement for the Walther P5 and the P88. Design work on this new generation sidearm began in 1994, and the handgun was presented in 1997 with series production commencing that same year. The weapon was first introduced chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum; subsequently, a version in .40 S&W was also developed primarily for the American market and unveiled in 1998. The pistol is used by the German Police of some federal states of
Germany, the Polish Police and the Finnish Army's special forces and military police, where it carries the designation PIST 2003
The P99 has a polymer frame and steel slide. The slide is treated with "Tenifer" (a nitriding process) which inhibits corrosion. It uses an internal striker as opposed to an external hammer, with a red-painted striker tip that protrudes from rear of the slide when the gun is cocked, as well as a chamber loaded indicator on the right side of the slide. It also features four internal safeties, sights adjustable for both windage and elevation, tool-less takedown, accessory rail, interchangeable grip backstraps of varying sizes for different users, and an ambidextrous magazine release incorporated into the trigger guard. AS and QA variations also feature a decocking button.
Designer | Horst Wesp |
Designed | 1993–1996 |
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Produced | 1996–present |
Variants | P99QPQ, P99 Military, P990 (P99DAO), P99QA, P99AS, P99TA, P99C, P99C AS, P99C QA, P99C DAO, SW99 |
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Weight | 630 g (22.2 oz) (9x19mm Parabellum) |
Length | 180 mm (7.1 in) (9x19mm Parabellum) |
Barrel length | 102 mm (4.0 in) (9x19mm Parabellum) |
Width | 29 mm (1.1 in) (9x19mm Parabellum) |
Height | 135 mm (5.3 in) |
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Short recoil operated, locked breech | |
408 m/s (1,339 ft/s) (9x19mm Parabellum) | |
Feed system | 16-round detachable box magazine (9x19mm Parabellum) |
Sights | Interchangeable 3-dot notch sight |
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