Caracal pistol

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Caracal F
Caracal F pistol
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Service history
In service	2007 - Present
Used by	UAE, Bahrain, Jordan
Production history
Designer	Wilhelm Bubits
Designed	2005
Manufacturer	Caracal International
Produced	2006
Number built	25,000+ as of April, 2008
Variants	Caracal F, Caracal C
Specifications
Weight	750 g
Length	178 mm
Width	30 mm

Cartridge	9x19mm Parabellum
Caliber	9mm
Action	Short recoil, locked breech
Feed system	18-round box magazine
Sights	Fixed iron sights

The Caracal F and its compact version Caracal C are 9mm handguns manufactured by United Arab Emirates-based Caracal International^[1], they were unveiled at International Defence Exhibition, Idex 2007 in Abu Dhabi.

Steyr M pistol. Its design was used on the Caracal pistol.

The research and development team was led by an Austrian firearms designer Wilhelm Bubits who had designed the Steyr M pistol.

1 History
2 Calibers
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Newly arrived on a competitive market, the Caracal pistol is the first pistol made in the United Arab Emirates. A certificate was issued by the Federal German Armed Forces Testing House WTD 91 in Meppen, Germany in May 2006 after the pistol successfully complied with the NATO D14 standard, the Federal Police Standard and the Federal Armed Forces Technical Purchasing requirements. These tests are the most stringent test protocols ever devised for a service firearm.

Caracal pistols have a low bore axis as seen on this picture when comparing with some of the most popular pistols available on the market. This design makes Caracal pistols more comfortable to shoot and allows an instant aim recovery in rapid shooting sequence.

25,000 Caracal F pistols in 9mm were ordered by various armies and security forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in 2007. The Caracal pistol is now the new service pistol of United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Jordan as of April, 2008.