Taurus TH series

Taurus TH Series
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Brazil
Service history
In service	2017 – present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Gang war in Haiti
Production history
Manufacturer	Taurus Armas
Produced	2017 – present
Variants	THC series (THC9, THC40, THC380)
Specifications
Mass	800 g (28.25 oz) (TH9) 795 g (28.04 oz) (TH380) 825 g (29.10 oz) (TH10) 780 g (27.51 oz)(TH40, TH45)
Length	196 mm (7.71 in) (TH9. TH40, TH380) 198.9 mm (7.83 in) (TH10, TH45)
Barrel length	108.6 mm (4.25 in) (TH9, TH10, TH45) 108 mm (4.25 in) (TH380, TH40)
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum (TH9) 10mm Auto (TH10) .380 ACP (TH380) .40 S&W (TH40) .45 ACP (TH45)
Action	Single Action/Double Action, Short recoil operated, Browning-type tilting barrel, locked breech
Feed system	17-round magazine (TH9) 15-round magazine (TH10 & TH40) 18-round magazine (TH380) 13-round magazine (TH45)
Sights	Adjustable Iron sights

The Taurus TH series is a product line of single-action/double-action hammer-fired, short recoil operated, semi-automatic pistols manufactured by Taurus Armas replacing the 809 models of pistols.

Design features

The Taurus TH series is built on a polymer frame, that has finger grooves along the grip, stippling panels, and comes with interchangeable backstraps.

The frame come with a mil-std 1913 Picatinny rail.

The pistol incorporates an ambidextrous manual safety. This gives the operator several safe-condition options: hammer down/safety on, hammer down/safety off, and hammer back/safety on.

The magazine release is ambidextrous. The slide is made of carbon steel.

Models

The compact versions (available in 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, and .380 ACP) are known as the THC series.

Operators

• Argentina

• Haiti - TH9 is the main service pistol of the Armed Forces of Haiti