. ▁M . ▁Metal ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁Mark o ▁V uk ović , ▁the ▁PHP ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁solid ▁design , ▁but ▁early ▁versions ▁were ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁quality ▁issues , ▁due ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁difficulties ▁of ▁manufact uring ▁during ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁war . ▁V uk ović ' s ▁team ▁continued ▁to ▁twe ak ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁design ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁de cade , ▁re le asing ▁the ▁H S 9 5 ▁( H r vat ski ▁Sam ok res ▁or ▁Cro at ian ▁P istol ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁H S 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁H S 2 0 0 0 ▁p ist ols ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁market , ▁the ▁company ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁H S ▁Produ kt . ▁ ▁The ▁H S 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁military ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁as ▁a ▁standard ▁issue ▁side arm . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁market ▁by ▁Int rac ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁H SA mer ica , ▁who ▁sold ▁the ▁p istol ▁in ▁ 9 × 1 9 mm ▁Par ab ell um ▁( 9 mm ) ▁as ▁the ▁H S 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Spring field