Caracal International

Caracal International is an Abu Dhabi-based company in the United Arab Emirate. It is a small arms company responsible for making small arms for domestic and international use for civilians, military and law enforcement customers. It is a subsidiary of Tawazun Holdings.

History

In 2007, Tawazun Holdings acquired the assets of Caracal International.^[1] In the same year Caracal has announced that their pistols are to be made in Germany by using Merkel facilties in the country under a deal made between the two companies.^[2][3]

Beginning of 2012, Caracal International opened a subsidiary in the United States as Caracal USA, based in Trussville, Alabama.^[4] In September 2013, Caracal International announced a recall of all C model pistols. The recall states that the pistols cannot be made safe and will not be returned. Caracal stated that a refund will be made to its customers.^[5][6]

In October 2013, the original Caracal pistol line was delisted by the manufacturer. The original model line was replaced by the CP660, CP661 and CP662 models as they are very similar to the original Caracal F, C and SC pistol models, but feature redesigned slides.^[7][8][9]

In 2015, the Caracal 1911 and the CAR814/816 assault rifles were made available to the public, which made its debut at IDEX 2015.^[10]

Products

Handguns

• Caracal F/C
• Caracal 1911

Pistol Carbines

• Caracal CC10

Assault Rifles

• Caracal CAR814
• Caracal CAR816

Sniper Rifles

• Caracal CS308
• Caracal CS338

References