However, it is possible to obtain the gun earlier than this near the end of the chapter A Red Letter Day by stacking up crates and killing the Metrocop on top of the trains. The player first acquires the 9mm Pistol at the start of the Half-Life 2 chapter Route Kanal, after defeating the Metrocops beating a Citizen in a maintenance tunnel near the City 17 Trainstation.
The weapon's features include a metal grey slide and a prominent black muzzle compensator that reduces muzzle climb. It is a useful all-rounder and is particularly effective against weak or slow enemies, such as Metrocops, Headcrabs, Barnacles, Zombies and Scanners. It is a reliable and accurate weapon with a high firing rate, a sizable 18-round magazine but relatively poor damage. The 9mm Pistol is the Combine's standard sidearm and is often carried by Civil Protection officers. Metrocops shooting at Gordon Freeman at the back of the City 17 Trainstation.
