#P14

Germany’s Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) and Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (KSM) just adopted the Walther PDP P14 and P14K as their new standard-issue sidearms, replacing the Glock 17 and H&K P30. At EnforceTac 2025, I sat down with Walther CEO Bernhard Knöbel to get the inside story on why Germany’s most elite units chose the PDP P14 for their next-generation combat pistol.

Welcome everyone to the 183rd edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only have Fudd appeal?  Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

The gear of the US infantryman during World War I was some of the best in the period, from the ammunition pouches, to the uniform, and the rifles. Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons has taken a reproduction uniform and an original M1917 rifle and M1911 handgun out to the Two-Gun Action Challenge Match, to put them to the test:

The action in this rifle is an inverted Enfield M1917 (or maybe Enfield P14). It was done so that a lefty could use it!

Piet, a South African, emailed me information about a wildcat he shoots. The .416 Strauss aka. the 416-03 Strauss in named after the inventor, a friend of Piet.