The H&K VP9 (called SFP9 in Europe) is the modern striker-fired duty pistol issued to the Lithuanian Armed Forces — the first NATO military to adopt it as their primary service pistol — and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (the first national military to adopt the SFP9, in 2019). It's also the standard sidearm of multiple German State Police forces (Bavaria, Berlin, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Brandenburg, Saarland and others), with over 110,000 SFP9 units in service across German federal and state agencies. Germany has also donated SFP9 pistols to Ukrainian forces since 2022, and several US police departments adopted it in 2025.
Why this is the most realistic blowback in the market
If you've been disappointed by half-blowback CO2 pistols, here's the difference:
- The metal slide travels the full distance on every shot — not a token 1 cm hop, but the same full stroke a live pistol cycles.
- It actually loads each BB into the chamber — a real mechanical chambering, not visual decoration.
- The recoil hits your hand with real force — you feel it, you have to control it. This isn't a buzzing imitation.
- Trigger discipline and recoil-management drills work exactly as they would on a real centrefire pistol. Genuine training value.
NATO duty pistol heritage
The real H&K VP9/SFP9 is the result of decades of Heckler & Koch service-pistol design. Striker-fired, polymer frame with ergonomic interchangeable grip panels, Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 rail, ambidextrous controls, fully suited for left- and right-handed shooters. The airsoft replica carries over the same shape, the same handling, the same licensed markings.
Specifications
- Length / weight: 185 mm / 729 g
- Power: Green gas, 6 mm BB
- Magazine: 22 rounds, drop-out
- Hop-up: Adjustable
- Slide: Full metal, real GBB
- Frame: Polymer, non-slip texturing
- Markings: Officially licensed Heckler & Koch VP9
- Rail: Picatinny on dustcover
- Best for: NATO service members, realism-focused GBB shooters, modern duty-pistol fans
Manuals: Umarex official product page with manual.
Delivery: 3–14 working days when ordered.
Other VP9 versions in our catalog
- Want a threaded barrel for silencer/tracer? The H&K VP9 Tactical GBB (€249) — same real-blowback platform with a factory-threaded muzzle for suppressors.
- Budget alternative? The H&K VP9 spring pistol (€55) — same VP9 shape and licensed markings in entry-level spring form.
