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It does have a P stamped on the barrel after 9mm.
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+p on the barrel makes me wonder if it isn't a replacement barrel.
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The "P" in
9mmP doesn't have anything to do with +P or +P+ ammunition. 9mmP was once a modestly popular designation for the 9x19mm cartridge, presumably because it's not specific to a particular language, and it sidesteps the whole Luger vs. Parabellum terminology debate. I have a copy of the "Gun Digest Book of 9mm Handguns" published in 1986, and the writers consistently used 9mmP throughout.
However, the term has fallen into disuse, perhaps because "9mmP+P" and particularly "9mmP+P+" would look and sound very silly.
