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Para USA P18-9 9mm 5-inch

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Para-Ordnance's double-stack 9mm full-size 1911-format pistol. 18+1 capacity with 5-inch barrel. One of the first high-capacity 9mm 1911-format pistols offered by a production manufacturer.

Type: Pistol

Action: Semi-Automatic

Caliber: 9mm

Capacity: 18

Year introduced: 1998, Canada/USA

Weight: 40 oz

Overall length: 8.5"

Status: Discontinued

Intended use: Competition, USPSA