The Heckler & Koch USP is a semi-automatic pistol made by Heckler & Koch.
History[]
The USP was designed in September 1989. The gun underwent years of development until it was finalized in 1993. The gun's name is an acronym for Universal Self-Loading Pistol, named for its self-reloading mechanism.
The P2000 line of pistols were modeled after the USP.
Specifications[]
- Cartridge:
- 9x19mm Parabellum
- .357 SIG (Compact variation only)
- .40 S&W
- .45 ACP
- Action:
- recoil
- DA/SA
- DA/DAO
- Weight: 1.47-2.6 Ib. (667-1180 g.) (without magazine; exact weight depends on variant)
- Height: 5.31 in. (134.874 mm.)
- Length: 6.81-9.45 in. (173-240 mm.) (exact height depends on variation)
- Capacity: 8-18 rounds
On Criminal Minds[]
Non-Criminal[]
The following non-criminal characters use/used USPs.
- Season Six
- Emily Prentiss - Prentiss used a USP to interrogate Jack Fahey in "Lauren".
- Criminal Minds: Evolution
- Jennifer Jareau - She switches to a USP Compact as her sidearm.
Criminal[]
The following criminals used USPs in their crimes.
- Season Ten
- Danny Lee Stokes ("Protection") - A vigilante serial killer and abductor-turned-spree killer whose primary weapon was a USP.
- Season Eleven
- Phil Wilson ("The Job") - An accomplice of Giuseppe Montolo who attempted to commit suicide using a USP.
Gallery[]
Real-World[]
Custom Sport model
Compact model
Tactical model
Compact Tactical model
Expert model
Match model
Elite model
A .45 USP with a mounted flashlight.
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A 9mm Compact
Several HK guns, including three USP models.
A USP with a silencer attached.
On Criminal Minds[]
Fahey with the USP pointed at his head.
Danny Lee Stokes after killing a victim with his USP in "Protection".
Stokes aims his USP at his hallucination.
Stokes aims his USP at the FBI outside his door.
Close-up.
Phil Wilson's USP in "The Job".
The USP (far left) at Wilson's chin.
Jennifer Jareau's USP Compact in "Moose".
JJ with her USP Compact in "Pay-Per-View".