INDUMIL's three models, Compact, Service, & Tactical. Image courtesy of INDUMIL.

As someone that speaks English as a second language, the ebb and flow of firearms development and ownership outside of the US is of interest. Latin America is especially in my sphere since Spanish is my first language and the primary one I speak at home. So when my friends down south told me of a new pistol and that it came from a country that borders Brazil. I was all ears.

Colombia, that wonderful South American nation that neighbors Venezuela (the example of what Socialism leads to). A country that for most Americans is known simply because of Cocaine, Narco-Terrorist Pablo Escobar, and the Narcos television show on Netflix.

Colombia actually has a domestic arms industry. INDUMIL (short for Industria Militar Colombiana) is a state owned arms factory founded in 1954 and headquartered in Bogota with a factory in Sogamoso. Originally founded to repair the various Mausers and later the HK G3 in service. INDUMIL branched out when the Colombian Government adopted the Galil in 5.56 as their service rifle back in 1992. Since then, INDUMIL has had a very close partnership with Israel and now actually makes the Galil and exports them to neighboring countries and even produces parts for IWI.

With that partnership, INDUMIL grew in experience and confidence and struck out on their own.



Named after Colombian War of Independence and "Lion of Ayacucho", General Jos Mara Crdova Muoz. The Cordova is a modern production pistol with the common features you'd expect today. Slide mounted safety, standard breech locked tilt barrel, double/single action, hammer fired 9mm pistol with a capacity of 15rds and an accessory rail.

It is initially designed for Government Agencies and the Armed Forces of Colombia; at the beginning of 2014, the first production run of 500 units was made exclusively for the Ministry of Defense, planning to export it same year. The tests at first were positive and the pistol began its commercialization in the Colombian private market, being able to be acquired by some active military, others in retirement, as well as private security personnel and police.



After the initial release, users found some flaws, especially in feeding. In December 2014, INDUMIL, issued a recall of all production and production of the Cordova stopped completely because the factory concentrated solely on the correction of the failures that pistols had. By May 2015, 75% of the guns on the market had been corrected, by August 2015, 99% of the pistols were ready, and full commercial production started again in September of that year.



In June 2016, the current version of the gun was launched and was subjected to the National Institute of Justice standards testing for the Colombian National Police, along with the Ministry of Defense  Army of Colombia testing, with results that showed that not only the pistol exceeded but also excelled in what the Colombian Government wanted.



Now currently in service with the Colombian Army, National Penitentiary and Prison Institute, National Protection Unit, Colombian National Police, various Private Security Companies, and also now for general civilian sale (if one is so lucky to get a permit). The pistol has for the most part been serving with little to no issue. The Colombian National Police's elite Anti-Kidnapping & Anti-Extortion unit, known as Grupo GAULA also adopted the Cordova as their official sidearm.





The pistols weighs in at 1.7lbs and has an 11lb double action pull and a 8lb single action pull. On the dust cover of the frame is a MIL-1913 accessory rail with a removable cover. The back strap is replaceable so the shooter can have different grip profiles. Also the magazine release is fully ambidextrous.





The barrel is 4.4 inches long and has hexagonal rifling. Overall length is 7.8 inches and as an extra option, it can come with tritium night sights.





Capacity as mentioned is 15+1 and on the general civilian market in Colombia, it is 9+1. Yup, in Colombia, you're limited to 10rds total in the gun, not just the magazine.



It has gained popularity in Colombia and potential export to other markets is possible. Back in 2017, INDUMIL told Jane's Defence Weekly that they were in talks with possible importers for the US and Canadian markets. According to the article;



English print brochure courtesy of INDUMIL

Has anything beneficial come of INDUMIL's talks with possible importers? At the moment, no official word. But anything is possible. Century Arms could in theory, since they have a history of importing guns from Latin America in the past. Or possibly Eagle Arms since they import Bersa from Argentina. If INDUMIL does it right, Taurus might have some competition. The Cordova is already exported to Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina. Maybe we might soon see it here in US gun shops.

Appears to have a Grip Zone!

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Reminds me of a Jericho 941.

You had my interest until I saw the frame safety.

Hard pass on that, looks like a Glock fucked a Beretta.

Looks neat but time will tell

I love the rich, Corinthian leather grip option

A great achievent!

Does it have real Corinthian vinyls, cause I need that

It's like a PX-4, but worse in every way.

It's cool that it exists, I guess.

Does it come with rich, Corinthian leather?

Aargh..... beat by a few seconds.

The design is of Czech origin, not CZ UB, though. Slightly redesigned... Found it.. CZ G2000- Arms Moravia, not CZ Uhersky Brod.

8 pound SA trigger pull? Other than that I like it

Slide mounted safety = no bueno.

8 pound trigger... nice, should be a shooter

But without any of the benefits of being a Jericho 941.

Damn it, you stole my Ricardo Montaban thunder.........8lbs trigger pull, damn.

Dammit I was coming here to make a Corinthian leather comment.

Well played.

All that aside, I kinda like it and wouldn't mind trying one out.

8lb single action? Damn

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A hammer fired gun with slide mounted safety and a heavy SA pull with a heavy, heavy  DA pull.
They are where other manufactures were several decades ago.

But is has a polymer frame.
So they are only about two decades behind one of Beretta’s languishing, unpopular platforms.

But I ran around SA plenty, including Colombia in the lates 90s and Mid 2000s.  I don’t think there is a mil base or national police base I did not make it to.

I would buy one if available.

How much?

Free bag of coke with every purchase

Damn! I came here to post this!

de acuerdo

Well, the slide design is nice. I don't like the frame, and the grip area in particular. I'd rather stick with a Glock for obvious reasons.

CZ/Walther

Kinda cool

Do not want

Looks like another CZ clone to me.

I'm allergic to coke, so can I exchange that for a chica from Cartagena?

And yes, I would say,"Angel, you are hell and gone from Cartagena..." to her all the time; so yeah she'll probably stab me at some point, and I'm probably okay with that.

A great achievement of Colombian engineering?


I think the girls from Medellin take that honor.

Looks a little bulky, but I like it.  A slide-mounted safety doesn't bother me.
Reduce the trigger weight, and I'm in.

All you Corinthian leather guys know that came in a Cordoba right?

Don't recall offhand but well over $1,000, probably closer to $1,250

Cool I suppose, but it doesn't do anything for me.

just what the world needs

There is a NRA Colombia Branch? Cool

Gross. It's a jericho/xd love child with poor machining.

I was thinking the same thing. Looks like someone decided to take all of the sexiness out of a Jericho.

More like the P95... p89 was steel framed IIRC.

Interesting....

Put a crest on it to keep it old school!

Thats a huge ass gun..or little people shooting it lol.

Where's it going to be priced? Because for me to be interested it would have to be significantly less than a Beretta PX-4 and those can be picked up on sale a couple of times a year for $399. And if you time it during one of Beretta's rebate periods you'll get freebies back from them, I got two free magazines and a mag pouch when I bought mine.

Honestly, what's the market for this pistol outside of the Columbia military or the neighboring country's military? A quick scan of Colombia's gun laws suggests that they're not going to be selling very many to their peasantry unless they chamber it in 22 LR.

Which, from my buddies down in Bogota tell me. It is cheaper than a Glock.