Firearms

Para Ordnance P-16

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Serial Number Data

Production data from factory records and collector research. Year ranges are approximate for pre-1968 firearms.

Years	Serial Range	Count	Factory	Country	Confidence

.40 S&W 16-round double-stack 1911. Para's wide-body polymer-insert grip frame in .40 S&W; addressed agency demand for .40 caliber during the 1990s adoption wave.

Type: Pistol

Action: Single-Action

Caliber: .40 S&W

Capacity: 16

Year introduced: 1994, Canada

Weight: 40 oz

Overall length: 8.5"

Status: Discontinued

Intended use: law_enforcement, self_defense