Infantry Weapons

Caracal pistol

Also known as
  • Caracal F
  • Caracal Model F
  • Caracal Enhanced F
  • Caracal C
  • Caracal Model C
  • Caracal SC
  • Caracal F Gen II
  • Caracal CF 2
  • Caracal CP660
  • Caracal CP661
  • Caracal CP662

The Caracal pistol is a UAE-designed 9 mm semi-automatic pistol family from Caracal International, represented here by the original Model F/C line, the Enhanced F, and the later F Gen II. It matters in the catalog because UN and Small Arms Survey reporting traced Caracal F pistols from UAE-linked transfers into Libya, where examples appeared in Tripoli and online arms-market datasets during the post-2011 conflict environment.

Caracal pistol, Semi-automatic service pistol, Infantry Weapons
Image source: Wikimedia Commons EdsCaracalF Image

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
United Arab Emirates
Type
Semi-automatic service pistol
Service note
Introduced in the late 2000s; Enhanced F marketed from 2015 onward; F Gen II unveiled in 2021
Designer
Wilhelm Bubits with Caracal International development team
Designed
2005 development period; first public launch in 2007
Produced
2006-present, with Enhanced F production marketed from 2015

Specifications

Caliber
9 x 19 mm Luger / Parabellum for Enhanced F and documented Libyan Model F examples
Operating principle
Short recoil, locked breech
Fire mode
Semi-automatic
Magazine capacity
18 rounds for Enhanced F and F Gen II full-size 9 mm configurations
Barrel length
105 mm on EDGE Enhanced F data; Caracal USA lists 4.1 in / 105.4 mm
Slide length
178.5 mm on EDGE Enhanced F data; 178.6 mm on EDGE F Gen II data; Caracal USA lists 7 in / 178 mm
Weight
670 g without magazine in EDGE Enhanced F data; 690 g without magazine in EDGE F Gen II data; Caracal USA lists 790 g for its Enhanced F configuration
Frame
Polymer grip/frame with steel slide and QPQ-treated metal parts on Caracal USA Enhanced F
Controls
Ambidextrous magazine catch; F Gen II offered with optional manual safety
Design And Market Context

Caracal markets the Enhanced F as a simplified polymer-frame 9 x 19 mm pistol for law-enforcement, military, self-defence, and concealed-carry users. The current EDGE product pages emphasize short-recoil locked-breech operation, semi-automatic fire, ambidextrous magazine catch, 18-round magazines, and low bore-axis handling across the Enhanced F and F Gen II branches. The Libya evidence comes from arms-control and online-market research, so the strongest public record is transfer, diversion, and resale evidence rather than a dated firefight or unit-level combat action.

Libya evidence

UN and Small Arms Survey sources document transferred, diverted, and resale examples of Caracal F/C pistols in Libya.

Sources: UN Libya Panel 2015; Small Arms Survey Web Trafficking.

Enhanced F branch

The post-refresh Enhanced F is a 9 x 19 mm, 18-round, striker-fired pistol with optional suppressor-threaded barrel.

Sources: EDGE Caracal Entity Page; EDGE Enhanced F Product Page.

F Gen II branch

EDGE's second-generation full-size pistol adds a solid slide, improved slide catch, MIL-SPEC Picatinny rail, and optional manual safety in a 690 g listed configuration.

Sources: EDGE Caracal F Gen II Product Page; EDGE F Gen II Launch Release.

Variants

Caracal's pistol family has shifted between the original F/C/SC naming, interim CP-series designations, and the later Enhanced F and Gen II marketing names.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Caracal FOriginal full-size service pistol

The Model F is the full-size branch documented in Libyan transfer and diversion reporting.

Sources: UN Libya Panel 2015, Small Arms Survey Web Trafficking

Caracal CCompact pistol

Small Arms Survey identified both Model C and Model F examples in Libya-related online arms-market data.

Sources: Small Arms Survey Web Trafficking

Caracal Enhanced FLater full-size Enhanced F model

EDGE describes the Enhanced F as a 9 x 19 mm striker-fired pistol released in 2015 with an 18-round magazine and retained low bore-axis layout.

Sources: EDGE Caracal Entity Page, EDGE Enhanced F Product Page

Caracal F Gen IISecond-generation full-size pistol

EDGE unveiled the F Gen II at IDEX 2021 and lists a 9 x 19 mm, 18-round, 690 g configuration with an integrated solid slide, MIL-SPEC Picatinny rail, and optional manual safety.

Sources: EDGE Caracal F Gen II Product Page, EDGE F Gen II Launch Release

CP660 / CP661 / CP662Interim redesigned-slide models

Secondary reporting from the 2013 product refresh describes CP660, CP661, and CP662 as successors aligned with the full-size, compact, and subcompact branches.

Sources: Guns Holsters And Gear Caracal Revamp

Timeline

Caracal pistol Key Events

  1. Caracal pistol family publicly launched

    Caracal's own EDGE profile says the pistol line was first unveiled in 2007 after development of the UAE small-arms manufacturer.

    Sources: Small Arms Survey Web Trafficking, EDGE Caracal Entity Page

  2. Libya transfer contract signed

    The UN Panel of Experts reported a contract for 5,000 Caracal F pistols and one million rounds of ammunition for Libya's Interior Ministry/Supreme Security Committee channel.

    Sources: UN Libya Panel 2015

  3. Tripoli example documented and online-market examples tracked

    UN and ARES reporting documented a Caracal F pistol in Tripoli, while Small Arms Survey later counted Caracal Model F and Model C pistols in Libya online arms-market data.

    Sources: UN Libya Panel 2015, Small Arms Survey Web Trafficking, ARES Caracal Libya Update

  4. Enhanced F released

    EDGE states that the 9 x 19 mm Caracal Enhanced F was released in 2015 with an 18-round magazine and optional threaded barrel.

    Sources: EDGE Caracal Entity Page

  5. F Gen II unveiled at IDEX

    EDGE announced the second-generation Caracal F Gen II at IDEX 2021 as an upgraded full-size pistol with a solid slide, optic-ready option, improved sights, and MIL-SPEC Picatinny rail.

    Sources: EDGE F Gen II Launch Release, EDGE Caracal F Gen II Product Page

Media

Caracal pistol Videos

Caracal pistol Images

Caracal pistol, Semi-automatic service pistol, Infantry Weapons - view 1
Source: Wikimedia Commons EdsCaracalF Image
Caracal pistol, Semi-automatic service pistol, Infantry Weapons - view 2
Source: Wikimedia Commons Caracal C Image
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Sources

EDGE Caracal Entity PagePublisher: EDGE Group | Note: Supports Caracal International as an Abu Dhabi small-arms manufacturer in EDGE's Missiles & Weapons cluster, product-family context, the 2015 Enhanced F release, 18-round magazine, and low bore-axis claims. | Accessed: 2026-07-13EDGE Enhanced F Product PagePublisher: EDGE Group | Note: Supports Enhanced F specifications including 9 x 19 mm chambering, barrel length, short-recoil locked-breech operation, semi-automatic mode, magazine capacity, dimensions, weight without magazine, and optional threaded barrel. | Accessed: 2026-07-13EDGE Caracal F Gen II Product PagePublisher: EDGE Group | Note: Supports F Gen II specifications including 9 x 19 mm chambering, 105 mm barrel, short-recoil locked-breech operation, semi-automatic/manual-safety option, 18-round magazine, dimensions, 690 g weight without magazine, Picatinny rail, and enhanced slide catch. | Accessed: 2026-07-13EDGE F Gen II Launch ReleasePublisher: EDGE Group | Note: Supports the 22 February 2021 IDEX unveiling of the second-generation Caracal F Gen II and its solid slide, optic-ready option, improved sights, target-acquisition improvements, and MIL-SPEC Picatinny rail. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Caracal USA Enhanced F Product PagePublisher: Caracal USA | Note: Supports U.S.-market Enhanced F specifications, sight options, QPQ metal treatment, polymer frame, controls, MSRP options, and Caracal USA configuration data. | Accessed: 2026-07-13UN Libya Panel 2015Publisher: United Nations Security Council Panel of Experts on Libya via Equipo Nizkor | Note: Supports 2014 Second Libyan Civil War direct conflict-use/proliferation context: Caracal F pistols transferred to Libya's Interior Ministry/Supreme Security Committee channel, a first batch transferred to Mitiga, and a documented Tripoli pistol plus further resale reporting. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Small Arms Survey Web TraffickingPublisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports 2014 Second Libyan Civil War direct conflict-use/proliferation context: Caracal Model F and Model C pistols appeared in Libya online arms-market data, with the 2012 Libyan Interior Ministry/Supreme Security Committee contract described as the apparent source. | Accessed: 2026-07-13ARES Caracal Libya UpdatePublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports 2014 Second Libyan Civil War direct conflict-use/proliferation context for a Caracal Model F documented by ARES and the UN Panel's transfer/diversion findings. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Small Arms Defense Journal Libya CaracalPublisher: Small Arms Defense Journal | Note: Supports 2014 Second Libyan Civil War direct conflict-use/proliferation context: a Caracal F was used as a personal-protection pistol in Tripoli after reported purchase from a Supreme Security Committee contact, with 9 x 19 mm chambering documented. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Small Arms Survey Trade Update 2017Publisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports 2014 Second Libyan Civil War direct conflict-use/proliferation context: Small Arms Survey reiterates that Caracal F pistols and ammunition were delivered to the Libyan Ministry of Interior in 2013 before the conflict period. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Guns Holsters And Gear Caracal RevampPublisher: Guns Holsters and Gear | Note: Supports secondary context on the CP660, CP661, and CP662 interim pistol designations after Caracal's 2013 product-line refresh. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Wikimedia Commons EdsCaracalF ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and GFDL licensing for the primary Caracal F pistol image. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Wikimedia Commons Caracal F ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and GFDL licensing for the Caracal F gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Wikimedia Commons Caracal C ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and GFDL licensing for the Caracal C gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-13