interesting find. this gun has less parts than glocks, lowest bore axis of any pistol in the world, and was designed by the former glock & stery m9 designer.
caracal company videos:
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found a pic of the subcompact model and specs:
Caracal SC sub-compact pistol, with fibre glass front sight insert and magazine with a finger rest for extra grip:
9mm
Weight: 22.93 oz
Height: 4.4"
Width: .9"
Capacity: 13+1
Before being put into production the Caracal pistol was evaluated through independent tests. These tests were carried out by the Federal German Armed Forces Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition (WTD 91) in Meppen, Germany[2] which included metallurgic and composite analysis, functional fitness-for-purpose and quality evaluation, endurance firing, environmental exposure, safety and accuracy tests. A certificate was issued by the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition (WTD 91) in May 2006 after the pistol successfully complied with the NATO D14 standard, the German Federal Police Standard and the German Federal Armed Forces Technical Purchasing requirements. These tests are the most stringent test protocols ever devised for a service firearm.
The pistols were unveiled at the International Defence Exhibition, IDEX 2007 in Abu Dhabi.
In February 2007 25,000 Caracal F pistols in 9 mm were ordered by various armies and security forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.[3] The Caracal pistol is now the new service pistol of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Jordan as of April, 2008. The United Arab Emirates and Algeria established on November, 17th, 2008 a joint committee in order to test the Caracal pistol for further adoption by Algeria. The Caracal pistols were originally slated to be introduced into the European market and made available to Austrian customers in early 2009[4]; this was rectified at the IDEX 2009 exhibition, when Caracal announced that an export line to Italy was to be started with “the first samples delivered immediately after the IDEX”[5]. The Caracal pistols have been introduced on the Italian civilian/sport shooters market during the 2009 EXA expo (Brescia, 18–21 April 2009), and are being imported by the Italian arms company Fratelli Tanfoglio S.N.C.
