by Lionheart resurrected the Daewoo DH-51 a few years ago. I still have a DH-40 which is the .40 S&W version of that pistol. It is a full size service pistol that is DA/SA plus it has the Safety Fast Shooting System. The system allows you to lower the hammer on a cocked pistol. If you touch the trigger, it will recock the hammer.
Since resurrecting the old Daewoo pistol, Lionheart has moved well beyond it. Now they are releasing the Vulcan 9 which will be optics ready.
Details on the pistol:
The new VULCAN 9 picks up where the REGULUS left off. Continuing Lionheart’s record of providing combat ready, heirloom quality pistols, the VULCAN 9 answers the call for those looking for a refined, optic-ready, hammer-fired pistol for concealed carry.
Features:
- LHI Tru-Axis™ Barrel – Chambered in 9mm
- Optics-Ready – No Adapter Plates Required
- Rapid Engagement Grip System with Integral Gas Pedal
- Optional On-Board Storage for Multitasker Tools NANO²
- Optional J-Trigger and Bobbed Hammer
- Forward Slide Serrations
- Reversible Mag Release and Ambidextrous Safety
- Flush-Fit 15-Round Magazine
- Shipping April 2023
The specs are as follows:
- CALIBER: 9mm
- MATERIAL: 7075 ALUMINUM FRAME – 4140 ALLOY STEEL SLIDE – 416R STAINLESS STEEL BARREL
- SIGHTS: FIBER OPTIC OR TRITIUM NIGHT SIGHTS
- CONTROLS: DOUBLE ACTION+ TRIGGER, AMBIDEXTROUS SAFETY, REVERSIBLE MAG RELEASE
- TRIGGER: J-SHAPED or STANDARD HOOK
- GRIPS: CNC-MACHINED G10 MATERIAL WITH INTEGRAL GAS PEDAL
- HAMMER: BOBBED OR STANDARD SPUR
- BARREL: BLACK DLC COATED 416R STAINLESS OR BLACK NITRIDE 416R STAINLESS
- BARREL LENGTH: 3.7in STANDARD – 4.3in THREADED
- HEIGHT: 5.0in (15-RD BASEPLATE, NO SIGHTS)
- LENGTH: 6.9in STANDARD BARREL – 7.5in THREADED BARREL
- SLIDE WIDTH: 0.95in
- MAGAZINE: TWO 15-ROUND MAGS INCLUDED (ONE INCLUDES SIGHT TOOL), 10- AND 18-ROUND AVAILABLE SOON
- WEIGHT: 24oz (DEPENDING ON OPTIONS)
- MSRP: STARTING AT $1200
More info here.
The Vulcan 9 is 100% US made unlike some earlier Lionheart models.