High-polish finish with laser-etched logos. Finishes for the P9’s frame and slide include matte stainless and blackĪnother version of the base K9, the K9 Elite 98, is identical except for the
Long, and the K9 series do not use manual safeties. (Tritium inlays are optional.) The barrel of the base K9 is 3.5 inches The first double-action shot, yet also gives the K9 series a remarkably smoothįixed combat sights, with the rear sight having two high-contrast dots and theįront sight using a front vertical bar marking for quick sight acquisition.
Patented cam system that ensures that the a full trigger pull is required for Trigger action uses an automatic firing pin safety, which is unlocked by a Operation is a modified double-action Browning-type, with a modified General can use a large variety of aftermarket grips. The grips are of wrap-around polymer, and most of the Kahr series in Tough yet lightweight ordnance-quality stainless steel. Like a like a cross between compact SiG and a Glock designs, and are made of Was their first, introduced in 1994, followed quickly by the K40 and later the Started out as a company producing strong, lightweight automatic pistols for Notes: This pistol does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline. This surface creates a better grip than the standard CW9 grip, but is It is an appliqué surface done over the bare frame. The base CW9 to use the larger cartridges.įinish for the CW9 was introduced: black carbon fiber. They are identical to the CW9 except for the modifications necessary for Unlike most other Kahrs, the weaponĭoes not have rounded contours, though the angled machined cuts achieve the sameĭemand, Kahr quickly came out with the CW40 and CW45. The extractor is external, something which increases reliability, and theĪre fixed, low-profile, and polymer, with a white dot on the front sight. Slide catch (which is smaller than standard slide catches in order to maintain a There are no external manual safeties of any sort, though there is a Glock, though in stainless steel, and a black polymer frame and grip plates
The CW9 sort of combines Glock and SiG features, with a square slide a la
Despite the small size, the CW9 is capable of handling even +P loads itĬan, in fact, digest just about any sort of 9mm Parabellum ammunition. My wife does shoot it on occasion but much prefers her G43.In CW9 stands for “Concealed Weapon,” and that describes the CW9 – a compact 9mmĬonsiderably cheaper than comparable pistols, but not cheap in quality. The pistol is nice to shoot once you master the long heavy trigger, but can be rather "snappy" due to its size. Mine is a standard model (non-elite) so I'm not sure if the additional polishing of the "Elite" models will induce fitment problems or not. How do you like shooting it? Do you think women will enjoy shooting it?The grips fit rather well, no fitting required and no gaps. Is there a gap at the backstrap, and did you have to do some minor fitting? I've seen some pics where there was a noticable gap, but have read that the problem was only with the Elite 98's.ĮTA: Beautiful pistol. are the exact grips that I want to put on. I like the feel in the hand better than the original polymer grips and they look better in my opinion too. The wood grips make the grip slightly larger, they're checker good and provide a lot of grip.