The Staccato CS is a double-stack, single-action 2011 in 9mm built for concealed carry. It is no longer made, so it is a used buy, and Staccato stopped it in November 2025 with the last inventory sold off. Its FlaTec frame is a two-piece design, a polymer grip assembled to a metal frame, which Staccato credited with less muzzle rise and less felt recoil than a one-piece frame of the same size.

It was the small gun in the line, 7.1 inches long and 5.4 inches tall at 23 oz, with a 3.5-inch fluted bull barrel and a 15-round magazine. The recoil system is a tool-less, fully captive Dawson Precision unit built around that short barrel, and the extractor is external. The slide came optic ready with a standard-height front sight, so a dot co-witnesses with the irons. Two magazines designed for the cartridge came with it, and the single-action trigger is quoted at 4 to 4.5 lb. The short dust cover limits the light choice to two compact units. Out of production, the recoil system, magazines and grip are all Staccato parts with nothing aftermarket behind them.

If you are cross-shopping, the Staccato C2 is still built and has an MSRP of $2,299, with a 3.9-inch barrel, 16 rounds and 25.0 oz, so it is the same idea one size up and buyable new. The Kimber KDS9c has an MSRP of $1,345 and weighs 25.3 oz, and it is the cheaper route into an aluminum-framed carry 2011 if the CS cannot be found in good condition.