{{Short description|Firearm}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{refimprove|date=December 2012}} {{Infobox weapon | name = KelTec P11 | image = 300px|border | caption = KelTec P11 | origin = United States | type = <!-- Type selection --> | is_ranged = yes <!-- Production history -->| designer = George Kellgren | design_date = | manufacturer = Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. | unit_cost = | production_date = 1995-2026 | number = | variants = P-40, P-357 <!-- General specifications -->| spec_label = | weight = {{convert|17.1|oz|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kel-Tec>{{cite web|title=P-11|url=http://www.keltecweapons.com/our-guns/pistols/p-11/|publisher=Kel-Tec|accessdate=20 December 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215024841/http://www.keltecweapons.com/our-guns/pistols/p-11|archivedate=15 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | length = {{convert|5.6|in|cm|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kel-Tec/> | part_length = {{convert|3.1|in|cm|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kel-Tec/> | width = {{convert|1|in|cm|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kel-Tec/> | height = {{convert|4.3|in|cm|abbr=on}}<ref name=Kel-Tec/> <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge = .380 ACP, 9×19mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W (discontinued) | action = Short Recoil, DAO | feed = 10 or 12-round magazine<ref name=Kel-Tec/> | sights = }}
The '''KelTec P11''' is a compact, semi-automatic, short-recoil operated pistol chambered in 9 mm Luger. Discontinued in 2019, the P11 was manufactured by Kel-Tec CNC Industries of Cocoa, FL from 1995 to 2019.
==Design and specifications== The P11 was designed by Swedish-born George Kellgren, the designer of many earlier Husqvarna (Sweden), Intratec, and Grendel brand firearms. The P11 used an aluminum receiver inside a polymer grip housing held on with polymer pins. The slide, barrel, and magazine were steel. The standard magazine held 10 rounds. At {{convert|17.1|oz|abbr=on}} unloaded, the handgun itself was comparatively light. The P11 lacked an external manual safety, relying instead on a long and heavy double action only trigger pull, which requires 9 pounds of pressure, to prevent accidental discharge. A firing pin spring and low-mass hammer prevented discharge if the gun was dropped. The P11 would also accept some Smith & Wesson 59 series magazines.<ref>[http://kel-tec-cnc.com/p11.html "P-11." Kel-Tec. ''Kel-Tec-CNC.com''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214023249/http://www.kel-tec-cnc.com/p11.html |date=14 February 2008 }}</ref> An adapter was available that would wrap around the base of 15-round Smith & Wesson model 59-style magazines. Smith & Wesson series 69 compact 12-round magazines would also work, with a matching short adapter sleeve, as well. Accessories such as trigger shoes, finger-rests, belt clips, steel guide rods to replace the factory installed polymer guide rod, gray- and OD green-colored polymer grip housings, night sights, and other accessories are also available from the manufacturer.
==Variants== {{Refimprove section|date=December 2012}} For a short period, the P11 was offered in .40 S&W and .357 SIG with reduced magazine capacity. These weapons were designated P-40 and P-357. These models mated a P11's frame to a larger slide width and barrel. Kel-Tec has suspended production of these pistols and conversion kits. In 2006, Kel-Tec introduced a single-stack pistol based on the P11 with engineering improvements borrowed from the P3AT. The resulting PF9 pistol weighs about the same loaded as the P11 empty and is somewhat slimmer.
==Marketing== The P11 was designed for concealed carry by members of the general public and law enforcement officers. It was only slightly wider than the staggered-column magazine it used. It was marketed to users who wanted a concealable firearm with a "full-power" defensive cartridge. The barrel was near the minimum length possible with a Browning tilting-barrel system of operation. The gun easily fit into a pocket, small holster, or inside a handbag. All edges were rounded and smoothed allowing comfort while carrying concealed. Few protrusions on the pistol could catch on a pocket holster, a deep concealment, or inside of waistband holster.
==See also== * Sccy CPX-1 * Taurus PT111
==References== {{reflist}}
Review: http://www.humanevents.com/2011/08/23/review-of-the-keltec-p11-a-pocketful-of-9mm/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421074612/http://www.humanevents.com/2011/08/23/review-of-the-keltec-p11-a-pocketful-of-9mm/ |date=21 April 2014 }}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121215024841/http://www.keltecweapons.com/our-guns/pistols/p-11 Kel-Tec CNC Industries P-11 Handgun] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061130022717/http://www.ktog.org/ Kel-Tec Owners Group ] (KTOG)
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Category:Semi-automatic pistols of the United States Category:9mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistols Category:.380 ACP semi-automatic pistols Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1995 Category:KelTec firearms