Larger Diamondback Pistol Coming

Working a trade show like the NASGW Expo, one hears all sorts of interesting rumors.  One of the ones floating around is that Diamondback is going to introduce a new, larger pistol in 2013.

The new Diamondback pistol will be a double-stack, polymer pistol chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.  I’ve been told the gun will have a different action than the current DB380 and DB9 handguns.  It is said the new gun will be striker fired.

One of the interesting things I am hearing is that the new Diamondback pistols will interchange with many Glock holsters and accessories.  Assuming the company navigates around any trademark and patent issues, this would be a big benefit to the company and consumer, as there would not need to be a ramp up period for popular products to be fitted for the new gun.

I spoke with the Diamondback reps yesterday about their DB9 and DB15 lines.  They said that they have been very busy with plenty of orders to keep them busy.  With a positive cash flow, it would be easy to see how a smaller company would want to invest back into their product line to expand their market share.

The information I have is pretty solid, but I wish to stress that it is a rumor only (at this point).  We will see what we see at the 2013 SHOT Show.

Update: The pistol was finally announced in March of 2014. See the DB FS Nine here.