Caracal International

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Caracal International
legal form Limited Liability Company
founding 2007
Seat Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Branch Weapons manufacturer
Website http://www.caracal.ae

Caracal International LLC , based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is a small arms arms company in the region with a portfolio of pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles and sniper rifles for use by civilians or law enforcement and military agencies. Caracal belongs to the state group Tawazun from the United Arab Emirates .

history

Caracal F, service pistol made in the United Arab Emirates, 9 × 19mm.

In 2007 Caracal International was taken over by Tawazun Holding ( United Arab Emirates ). In the same year, Caracal announced that it would take over the German Merkel Group ( Merkel Jagd- und Sportwaffen GmbH , CG Haenel GmbH , Caracal GmbH) as well as the sales network in Europe and the USA in order to increase its presence on global markets.

In early 2012, Caracal International opened a subsidiary in the United States as Caracal USA, based in Trussville, Alabama. In September 2013, Caracal International announced a recall of all C model pistols. The recall says the pistols have safety issues that cannot be fixed. Caracal then stated that a refund would be made to its customers.

In October 2013, the original Caracal pistol line was discontinued by the manufacturer. The original range has been replaced by the CP660, CP661 and CP662 because they are very similar to the original Caracal F, C and SC pistol models, but with a new slide.

Since 2017, Caracal has also been able to conclude contracts with various military personnel. In 2017 with the United Arab Emirates military over 409 million dirhams and in 2018 with the Indian military over 107 million US dollars .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BWO: BWO IN THE MERKEL GROUP. Retrieved March 28, 2019 (eng).
  2. ^ .. :: India Strategic :: .. Gulf News: UAE's Caracal acquires German gun maker Merkel .
  3. ^ A. Staff Reporter: Caracal takes over Germany's Merkel .
  4. ↑ http://www.manta.com/c/mtrrd2b/caracal-usa
  5. ↑ Recall notice via Scribd . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ BROKEN: Caracal Recalls All C Pistols (No Fix Available) . September 9, 2013.
  7. ^ Caracal International unveils next generation models from its three most popular product lines at Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition ameinfo.com 2013-09-04 . Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Caracal Revamps Entire Pistol Line gunsholstersandgear.com by Richard Johnson 2013-09-08 . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ BREAKING: Caracal recalls all 'C' models, rolls out all-new pistol catalog guns.com by Max Slowik 2013-09-09 . In: Guns.com . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ Jasmine Al Kuttab: IDEX 2017: UAE-US sign Dh1.3b ammunition deal. February 13, 2017, accessed April 1, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Caracal Wins India 5.56mm Rifle Contract. October 18, 2018, accessed April 1, 2019 .