Description
The Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion is what a 1911 looks like after it has been shrunk to pocket size and rechambered in 9mm. MAG5 Firearms stocks this configuration with a coyote Cerakote slide over a Flat Dark Earth aluminum frame, Hogue G10 grips, an ambidextrous thumb safety and seven rounds on board.
A Single Action Trigger in a Pocket Pistol
Almost every gun this size is striker-fired or double-action-only, and both mean a long, heavy press that is hard to shoot well on a three-inch barrel. The Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion keeps the 1911 manual of arms instead: cocked and locked carry, a short single-action break, a fast reset.
For anyone who already runs a 1911, the transition is seamless. The safety sweeps the same way, the grip angle feels familiar, and the trigger behaves the way it should.
Materials and Build Quality
An aluminum frame with a PVD finish keeps weight down without the flex of polymer, and the all-metal construction gives this pistol enough mass to absorb 9mm recoil in a way that a plastic-framed pocket gun never does.
Hogue G10 grip panels are standard rather than an upgrade. G10 holds texture indefinitely, shrugs off solvents and moisture, and does not swell or crack the way wood can under carry conditions.
Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion Specifications
| Manufacturer | SIG SAUER |
|---|---|
| Model | P938 Emperor Scorpion |
| Part Number | 9389ESCPNAMBI |
| Caliber | 9mm Luger |
| Capacity | 7+1 Rounds |
| Barrel Length | 3 inches |
| Barrel Material | Black Carbon Steel |
| Slide | Coyote Cerakote, Serrated Stainless Steel |
| Frame | Flat Dark Earth PVD Aluminum |
| Grips | Hogue G10 |
| Safety | Ambidextrous Thumb Safety |
| Action | Single Action Only |
| Hand | Right Hand |
| UPC | 798681553501 |

Carrying the Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion
A three-inch barrel and a seven-round magazine put this pistol in genuine pocket carry territory, and the slim single-stack profile disappears in a jacket pocket or an ankle rig where a double-stack micro will not.
The ambidextrous thumb safety matters here. Pocket carry means the gun moves around, and a positive mechanical block is what makes that acceptable.
Shooting a Metal Micro Nine
All-metal construction is the quiet advantage. The Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion weighs enough that recoil arrives as a push rather than a snap, which makes a full practice session realistic instead of something to endure.
Sights are usable, the trigger is genuinely good, and shooters who have written off pocket nines after a few hundred rounds through a polymer gun are usually surprised by how much easier this one is to control.
Availability and Transfer
MAG5 Firearms is a licensed FFL dealer in Pennsylvania. This pistol ships new in the factory case with magazines, lock and documentation, transferred through your local FFL.
Extended seven-round magazines with a finger extension are available if you want more grip for range use while keeping the flush magazine for carry.
Other Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion configurations and pocket-size pistols are listed in our handgun catalog. Factory specifications are published by SIG SAUER.
Every Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion sold by MAG5 Firearms ships new in the factory packaging with the accessories SIG SAUER includes, and transfers to your chosen FFL. The Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion is a regulated firearm and we verify licensing before any order leaves the shop.






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