All Kriss Models
KRISS USA builds the Vector, a delayed-blowback pistol-caliber carbine, pistol and SBR in 9mm, .45 ACP, 10mm and .22 LR, plus the DMK22 .22 LR AR-style rifles, and lists the Sphinx SDP pistol. This page compares caliber, capacity, barrel length and the lowest current price across US retailers.
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KRISS Vector Super V system drives the bolt down instead of back to cut muzzle rise; CRB carbine, SDP pistol and SBR take Glock magazines. Gen 3 since 2024. 9mm, .45 ACP, 10mm, .40 S&W, .22 LR · Delayed-blowback PCC / pistol · 5.5–16" |
Delayed-blowback PCC / pistol | 9mm, .45 ACP, 10mm, .40 S&W, .22 LR | 5.5–16" | from $753 956 offers · 20 stores Compare prices |
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KRISS DMK22 Rimfire trainer with AR-15 controls that accepts most AR-15 furniture: DMK22C 16.5" carbine and DMK22 SBR, forged aluminum receiver. .22 LR · Blowback .22 LR AR-style rifle · 10 / 25 · 10.5–16.5" |
Blowback .22 LR AR-style rifle | .22 LR | 10 / 25 | 10.5–16.5" | from $790 17 offers · 7 stores Compare prices |
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Sphinx SDP Swiss-designed compact with an aluminum frame and ambidextrous decocker; KRISS lists the Compact and Compact Duty, both out of stock. 9mm · DA/SA hammer-fired pistol · 15 / 17 · 3.7" |
DA/SA hammer-fired pistol | 9mm | 15 / 17 | 3.7" | No current offers Compare prices |
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Classic KRISS models
KRISS USA, formerly Transformational Defense Industries (TDI), is based in Chesapeake, Virginia; the Vector’s Super V recoil system was invented by French engineer Renaud Kerbrat.
- 2006–2007
- Vector design SMG
TDI designs the Vector and announces it as a submachine gun in spring 2007. - 2009
- Vector production SMG / carbine
Limited production of the Vector begins. - 2010
- Sphinx Swiss pistols
Sphinx joins the KRISS Group. - 2013
- Sphinx SDP Compact 9mm DA/SA
Production starts in 2012; the pistol reaches the US in early 2013. - 2015
- Vector Gen II PCC / pistol
Redesigned pistol grip, trigger and safety selector. - 2024
- Vector Gen 3 PCC / pistol
Slimmer, lighter upper, ambidextrous mag release and M-LOK, shown at SHOT Show 2024.
KRISS model names explained
- Super V
- KRISS’s delayed-blowback system: bolt and inertia block move down into a recess behind the magazine well, directing recoil downward.
- CRB
- Carbine: 16" barrel with a stock (Vector CRB, Vector 22 CRB).
- SDP
- Special Duty Pistol: the Vector pistol with a 5.5" barrel.
- SDP Enhanced
- Vector SDP with a 6.5" threaded barrel.
- SBR
- Short-barreled rifle version, an NFA item.
- SMG
- Select-fire submachine gun for military and law-enforcement buyers.
- Gen 2 / Gen 3
- Gen II (2015) redesigned grip, trigger and selector; Gen 3 (2024) has a slimmer upper, ambidextrous mag release and M-LOK.
- DMK22C / DMK22 SBR
- AR-style .22 LR carbine with a 16.5" barrel and its 10.5" SBR version.
- Compact Duty
- Sphinx SDP with an extended grip and 17-round magazines (Compact: 15).
