Manual

You must personally verify that the cham-
ber is empty before field-stripping the
firearm for cleaning or any other reason.
Never place your finger on or near the trig-
ger when operating the slide.
Warning:
If the KAHR Pistol or any other firearm is
carelessly or improperly handled, the user
could cause an unintentional discharge
which could result in death, serious injury,
and/or property damage.
Caution:
This KAHR product is classified by the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as
a firearm or dangerous weapon. It is
therefore, potentially lethal!
Read this entire instruction manual care-
fully. It is essential to follow the safety
instructions for your safety and the safety
of others.
Operation:
Locked breech, modified "Browning-type" recoil lug
Safety Systems:
Trigger cocking (DA) only, passive striker block. No
magazine disconnect or external manual safeties
Ammunition:
9mm (9x19 Para) / .40 S&W
Trigger Weight:
Approx. 7 - 9 pounds
Sights:
Drift-adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Tritium night sights optional
Length O/A:
6.0” (P9, P9 Covert) / 5.3” (PM9)
6.1” (P40, P40 Covert)
Barrel :
3.5”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (P9, P9 Covert)
3.08”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (PM9)
3.5”, 1-16 RH twist, polygonal rifling (P40, P40 Covert)
Height:
4.5“ (P9, P40)
4.0“ (P9 Covert, P40Covert, PM9)
Weight – Unloaded:
Pistol: 15.8 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P9)
Pistol: 15 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P9 Covert)
Pistol: 14 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (PM9)
Pistol: 16.8 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P40)
Pistol: 16 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P40 Covert)
Magazine Capacity:
2 - stainless, 7 round mag. (P9)
1 each: 6 rd flush baseplate & 7 rd grip extension (P9 Covert, PM9)
2 - stainless, 6 round mag. (P40)
1 each: 5 rd flush baseplate & 6 rd grip extension (P40 Covert)
Grips / Frame:
Textured polymer
Slide Material: Slide Finish:
Stainless steel Matte stainless steel
Key & Part Name
Part #
1. Polymer Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 001
2. Barrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 002
3. Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 003
4. Slide Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 004
5. Recoil Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 005
5a. Recoil Spring (PM Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . 005
6. Recoil Spring Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 006
6a. Recoil Spring Guide (PM Series) . . . . . . 006
7. Striker Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 007
8. Striker Block Spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 008
9. Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 009
10. Trigger Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010
11. Trigger Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 011
12. Trigger Pivot Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 012
13. Trigger Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 013
14. Trigger Bar Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 014
15. Cocking Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 015
16. Cocking Cam Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 016
17. Magazine Catch Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 017
18. Magazine Catch Leaf Spring . . . . . . . . . 018
20. Striker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020
21. Striker Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021
22. Striker Spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 022
23. Striker Spring Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 023
24. Extractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 024
25. Extractor Pin - Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 025
26. Extractor Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 026
27. Extractor Pin - Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 027
28. Slide Stop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 028
29. Slide Stop Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 029
30. Slide Stop Spring Screw & Washer . . . . 030
31. Ejector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031
32. Cocking Cam Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 032
33. Rear Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 033
34. Front Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 034
35. Magazine Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035
36. Magazine Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036
37. Magazine Base Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 037
38. Magazine Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038
39. Magazine Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 039
40. Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 040
41. Side Panel Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 041
Important Safety Information
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Parts ListTechnical Data (P & PM Series)
• Protective Polymer Case, Trigger Lock
Standard Equipment