KOBRA 260 HS2-6

The KOBRA 260 HS2-6 is the departmental answer to P-7. It cuts 0.8 x 5 mm - the finest DIN 66399 class there is - but does it on the larger 1 1/2 HP chassis, so it takes around ten sheets a pass instead of the four or five you get from the compact 260 HS-6. It is listed on the NSA/CSS EPL - Paper Shredders (January 2026) under the name Kobra 260 HS-2/6, which is the designation your procurement paperwork will need.

Key Features

• P-7 cutting head at 0.8 x 5 mm, satisfying the 1 mm x 5 mm maximum particle in NSA/CSS Specification 02-01.
• Named on the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List for paper shredders as "Kobra 260 HS-2/6" - listing and particle size are both required for classified destruction, and this model has both.
• 1 1/2 HP motor and 24 ft/min feed - roughly double the throughput of the compact 260 HS-6 at the identical particle size.
• Around ten sheets per pass, which makes scheduled destruction of a real archive box a practical afternoon rather than a week.
• Chain drive on steel gears, carbon-hardened knives, 24-hour continuous-duty motor.
• Automatic reverse on jam plus door-open and bin-full interlocks.

Specifications

What's in the Box

Shipped assembled on the cabinet with the waste bin fitted. Shredder oil and disposable bags are not included and should be ordered alongside the machine - a P-7 head that is run dry will not last. At 112 lb this is a two-person lift; specify lift-gate delivery if there is no dock.

Who Should Buy This - and Who Should Not

Buy the 260 HS2-6 when a secure facility, embassy, defence contractor or government office needs EPL-listed P-7 destruction and more than one cleared person is feeding the machine. It is the only model in the 260 family that combines the 0.8 x 5 mm particle with enough motor to keep up with a working day.

Do not buy it if only one person shreds classified paper occasionally - the 260 HS-6 gives the identical particle and identical EPL status in a smaller, lighter, cheaper cabinet. Do not buy it if you need to destroy cards, CDs or drives: Kobra rates this head for paper and films only, and optical media will damage it. And if your requirement is confidentiality rather than classification, P-6 on the 260 HS-2 gives you three more sheets per pass and accepts credit cards.

Siting and Installation

Plan the delivery route before the machine arrives. At 20 inches wide and 112 lb it passes a standard doorway on its castors but is a two-person lift over any step, and secure areas often have controlled access a courier cannot use unaccompanied. It needs a standard 115 V outlet, roughly a metre of clear floor in front for feeding and bin removal, and in most facilities a position inside the accredited area rather than in a shared corridor. Ask for lift-gate delivery if there is no loading dock.

Kobra publishes different limited warranty terms for standard office models and for high-security models, and the terms have changed between product generations. We confirm the exact warranty in writing on every quote rather than printing a figure here that may not match the unit you receive.