Pardus Arms is a privately owned Turkish shotgun manufacturer based in Istanbul and founded in 2007. It builds semi-automatic, pump-action and tactical shotguns for sporting and defensive use and exports them internationally. The PA-12 is a 12-gauge pump with dual action bars, an 18.5-inch barrel chambered for 2.75 and 3-inch shells and a 4+1 capacity. The PxD is a tactical 12-gauge sold only in that gauge and available with barrels as short as 9 inches. The catalog also lists the PS pump with an 18.25-inch barrel.