5.4 Russian military overpressure variants.Its low cost and wide availability are self-sustaining contributors to the caliber's continuing popularity. The popularity of this cartridge can be attributed to the widely held conviction that it is effective in police and self-defense use. In addition to being used by over 60% of police in the U.S., Newsweek credits 9×19 pistol sales with making semi-automatic pistols more popular than revolvers. Īccording to the 2006 edition of Cartridges of the World, the 9×19mm Parabellum is "the world's most popular and widely used military handgun cartridge." The name Parabellum is derived from the Latin: Si vis pacem, para bellum ("If you seek peace, prepare for war"), which was the motto of DWM.
Under STANAG 4090, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. (differentiating it from the 9mm Makarov and 9mm Browning cartridges). įor this reason, it is designated as the 9mm Luger / 9mm Luger +P by the SAAMI and the 9 mm Luger by the C.I.P. The 9×19mm Parabellum (abbreviated 9mm, 9mmP, 9×19mm or 9×19) cartridge was designed by Georg Luger and introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) for their Luger semi-automatic pistol. Source(s): Sellier & Bellot, Vihtavuori Reloading Guide 2009, Buffalo Bore, C.I.P., Cor-Bon 9×19mm Parabellum FMJ ( left) and hollowpoint ( right) rounds
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