HS-9 pistol

Conflict Usage

War against the Islamic State

Side: Islamic StateRole: Captured sidearm documented in Islamic State small-arms stocksstrike

Conflict Armament Research documented a Croatian HS Produkt HS-9 9x19 mm semi-automatic pistol among small arms captured from Islamic State forces in north-western Iraq in August 2014.

War in Iraq (2013-2017)

Side: Islamic StateRole: Captured sidearm documented in Islamic State small-arms stocksstrike

The same CAR field investigation recorded the HS-9 after Asayish personnel reported capturing the weapon from Islamic State forces north of Bara in the Sinjar Mountains on 4 August 2014.

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Related Weapon Systems

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