kahr kp User Guide
Operating Instructions
Kahr K, T, P & PM Series
T9, 9mm
P9, Covert, 9mm
PM9, 9mm
E9, 9mm
K9, Elite 98, 9mm
P40, Covert, .40 S&W
K40, Elite 98, .40 S&W
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Warning!
Read and fully understand this manual
before removing this firearm from its package.
This firearm, like many revolvers and autoloading pistols, is designed
without any external manual safety or internal magazine disconnect.
THIS PISTOL
It should be considered loaded and ready to fire until the magazine has
been removed and the chamber has been checked to verify that the
Be sure to read and fully understand all "Important Safety Instructions"
Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms, or
handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead or other substances
known to the State of California to cause birth defects, reproductive harm,
and other serious physical injury. Have adequate ventilation at all times.
WILL FIRE IF THE TRIGGER IS PULLED!
firearm is unloaded.
shown in red type
Wash hands thoroughly after exposure.
Contents Page
General Instructions .................................2
General Description ..................................3
Primary Features........................................3
Technical Data (K, T Series) ....................4
Standard Equipment (K, T Series)...........4
Parts Listing (K, T Series)..........................4
Parts Schematic (K, T Series)...................5
Technical Data (P, PM Series) .................6
Standard Equipment (P, PM Series) ........6
Parts Listing (P, PM Series) .......................6
Parts Schematic (P, PM Series).................7
How The Kahr Pistol Functions.................8
Safety Devices ...........................................9
Sights & Sight Adjustment........................9
Loading & Firing......................................10
Unloading.................................................11
Break-In Period ........................................11
Dismantling & Reassembly ....................12
Magazine Disassembly,
Maintenance & Reassembly...................15
Checking Safety Devices........................16
Cleaning & Lubrication...........................17
Notes on Reliability .................................17
Warranty & Liability Exclusions.............18
Service Assistance...................................18
Shipping Firearms For Service ..............19
Warranty Statement.................Back Cover
The Kahr Pistol is covered by
U.S. Patents: #5,359,799;
#5,412,894; #5,415,075;
#5,502,914; #5,678,340
General Instructions
Always assume that the KAHR Pistol or
any other firearm is loaded and capable of being discharged until you, the
handler, have personally verified the
fact. Until the magazine is removed
and you have inspected the chamber
and completed the unloading procedure as presented on page 11, the
firearm must be considered loaded and
capable of being fired.
Never transport a loaded firearm.
To reduce the possibility of an accidental discharge, do not place your finger
on the trigger until the firearm is pointed at the target and you intend to fire.
When handling, carrying or holstering
the pistol be sure that the trigger cannot be snagged by a foreign object.
This can discharge the pistol.
If you don’t want the firearm to fire,
keep your finger off the trigger.
When firing with a two hand grip, keep
the thumb of the weak hand on the
weak hand side of the firearm, never
behind the slide or under the magazine.
Before using the KAHR Pistol, completely read and fully understand the operating instructions and safety information in this manual. If you have difficulty understanding anything in this manual, call Kahr Technical Support at
(508) 795-3919 or seek qualified instruction in the safe use of the KAHR Pistol
and other handguns.
Important Safety Information
Caution:
Law enforcement, military personnel
and certain individuals may choose, for
self defense purposes, to disregard or
override several of the following safety
instructions. To assure safety under
these special situations, proper initial
combat oriented training with periodically scheduled retraining, which
stresses safe tactical procedures, is
strongly recommended.
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Caution:
Failure to observe safety instructions in
this manual can result in property damage, personal injury or death.
Caution:
Prior to loading and firing, carefully read
and understand this instruction manual.
It gives basic advice on the proper handling and functioning of the KAHR Pistol.
Any firearm, including the KAHR Pistol, is
a dangerous device. All firearms must be
safely stored to prevent access by unauthorized persons, especially children.
Always store ammunition separately
from firearms.
This manual is applicable only to the
KAHR Pistol with which it was included.
All instructions, warnings and precautions are not applicable to any other
make or model.
For all sales contracts with KAHR, the
place of jurisdiction shall be Delaware,
and Delaware State Law shall be applicable.
General Description
The KAHR self-loading pistol, incorporates the key features most desired in a
personal defensive handgun:
• Low overall weight
• Extremely compact size
• Outstanding quality of
materials and workmanship
The KAHR Pistol is a mechanicallylocked, recoil operated pistol with an
automatic striker block and a triggercocking (D/A Only) action.
Each round is automatically loaded until
the magazine is empty. The slide is then
held open by the slide stop lever.
Primary Features
The KAHR Pistol trigger system allows
the shooter to quickly bring the pistol into
action by eliminating the need to operate
any manual safeties. Once the target has
been selected and identified, simply
pulling the trigger fires the pistol.
The striker is automatically held under
partial tension after each round and is
fully secured by a passive striker block
until the trigger is fully depressed.
The slide stop lever and the magazine
catch are easily operated with the shooting hand.
The KAHR Pistol frame is uniquely
designed to position the shooting hand
as close to the center line of the bore as
possible. This provides the benefit of
greater control and a perceived reduction in recoil.
High quality materials and sophisticated
computerized manufacturing technology
employed in the construction of the KAHR
Pistol assure superior quality and unfailing reliability.
Technical specifications may be altered
without notice.
Important Safety Information
Caution:
Your safety and the safety of your family
and others depends on your safe and
mature adoption, development and consistent employment of SAFE FIREARMS
HANDLING PRACTICES.
If you are unfamiliar with firearms, seek
further advice through safe handling
courses run by your local gun clubs,
approved instructor, or similar qualified
organizations.
Warning:
It is possible that a live round may remain
in the chamber when the magazine has
been removed or inserted. Any round in
the chamber will discharge upon pulling
the trigger regardless of whether the magazine is inserted or removed. Therefore,
never leave the pistol unattended, even if
the magazine is removed and exercise
extreme caution after removing the magazine.
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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
MMC rear elevation adjustable 3-white dot sight (T9), Rear Novak
low profile 2-dot tritium night sight, front tritium night sight (T9)
Length O/A:
6.5” (T9) / 6.0” (K9, E9) / 6.1” (K40)
Barrel :
4.0”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (T9)
3.5”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (K9, E9)
3.5”, 1-16 RH twist, polygonal rifling (K40)
Height:
4.95” (T9) / 4.5“ (K9, E9) / 4.55” (K40)
Weight – Unloaded:
Pistol: 26.0 oz.; Magazine 2.1 oz. (T9)
Pistol: 23.1 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (K9, E9)
Pistol: 24.1 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (K40)
Magazine Capacity:
2 - stainless, 8 round mag. (T9)
2 - stainless, 7 round mag. (K9, E9)
2 - stainless, 6 round mag. (K40)
Grips:
Checkered Hogue PAU FERRO wood grips (T9)
Wraparound, textured polymer (K Series, E9)
Material: Finish:
Ordnance steel, Matte black,
Stainless steel Matte stainless steel
Standard Equipment
• Protective Polymer Case, Trigger Lock
Key & Part Name Part #
1. Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 001
2. Barrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 002
3. Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 003
4. Slide Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 004
5. Recoil Spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 005
6. Recoil Spring Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . 018
19. Magazine Catch Lock Pin . . . . . . . . . . . 019
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 Retaining Pin . . . . . . 030
30a.
31. Ejector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031
32. Cocking Cam Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 032
33. Rear Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 033
34. Front Sight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 034
34a. Front Sight (E9 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 034a
35. Magazine Tube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035
36. Magazine Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036
37. Magazine Base Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 037
38. Magazine Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038
39. Magazine Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 039
40. Grip Screws (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 040
41. Grips (left & right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 041
Parts ListTechnical Data (K & T Series)
Slide Stop Spring Screw & Washer (T9)
. 030a
Important Safety Information
You must personally verify that the chamber is empty before field-stripping the
firearm for cleaning or any other reason.
Never place your finger on or near the trigger 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.
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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 carefully. It is essential to follow the safety
instructions for your safety and the safety
of others.
E9
T9
3
28
34a
30a
3
34
2
5
1
29
28
24
29
KAHR K, T SERIES
25
26
27
33
4
8
7
6
30
Compact Autoloading Pistol
21
20
22
13
14
12
11
10
9
32
19
18
17
15
16
31
39
23
40
40
41
40
41
40
Refer to the separate “Parts and Service List” for complete parts and service pricing and ordering information.
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Important Safety Information
Warning:
The KAHR Pistol has several design features and internal mechanical safeties
designed to prevent accidental discharges in the event that the pistol is
dropped or receives a severe blow.
Like any mechanical device, when subjected to extreme forces not normally
encountered in sporting, law enforcement, or military use, a part failure can
occur. Therefore, extra care and strict
adherence to the safety instructions and
other instructions contained in this manual is mandatory to minimize the risk of
accidents.
Caution:
The proper and safe function of the
KAHR Pistol cannot be assured if any
parts have been altered or modified.
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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
Standard Equipment
• Protective Polymer Case, Trigger Lock
Parts ListTechnical Data (P & PM Series)
Key & Part Name
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
Part #
Important Safety Information
You must personally verify that the chamber is empty before field-stripping the
firearm for cleaning or any other reason.
Never place your finger on or near the trigger 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.
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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 carefully. It is essential to follow the safety
instructions for your safety and the safety
of others.
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