Honor Defense, a new American firearm manufacturer, launched its product line last year with the release of the Honor Guard 9 mm Luger pistol, a compact, striker-fired semi-automatic with a lightweight polymer frame that accepts single-stack magazines.
Most manufacturers of personal-protection bullets seek controlled expansion and high weight retention, but Lehigh Defense focuses on the concept of preprogrammed separation.
With a long list of features that allow it to compete with similar-size semi-automatics, the FS Nine is a logical step into the full-size semi-automatic segment for Diamondback Firearms.
With the subcompact, single-stack .45 ACP Springfield XD-S pistol introduced last year taking awards and flying off shelves, why introduce a 9 mm Luger? In a word, recoil.