ghp45
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Post by ghp45 on Dec 17, 2010 19:20:15 GMT -5
As I mentioned in my post on the Standard Arms forum, I have always been interested in firearms that have exhibited forward thinking and/or unusual design, but were unsuccessful in the marketplace. Most can be attributable to undercapitalization. The result being a rush to get your product to the marketplace without fully “debugging” it, in hopes of generating some cash flow. Standard Arms was just such an example in the first part of the 20th Century, but the pistols below had the almost identical demise in the 1970’s. Auto Mag entered the market with a superb magnum semi-automatic that wasn’t fully tested. The need for cash flow undermined an otherwise frontier firearm. Similar to Standard Arms that went bankrupt and was bought out by Standard Arms Mfg. Co., Auto Mag bankrupted and had its unassembled inventory and machinery acquired out of bankruptcy with production continuing with most of the same players. Below is my collection of Auto Mag pistols: From the top in clockwise direction is, - .44 caliber Auto Mag model 180, early Pasadena production - .44 caliber Auto Mag model 180, early Pasadena production - .357 caliber TDE Auto Mag model 160, North Hollywood production - .357 caliber TDE Auto Mag, Jurras custom contract, El Monte production - .44 caliber High Standard Auto Mag model 180, El Monte production - .45 Win. Mag. caliber Custom model 280 barrel on North Hollywood frame, Covina production - also with Leopold handgun scope
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canuck
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Post by canuck on Dec 20, 2010 22:04:53 GMT -5
Very nice collection Sir! Harry Callahan would approve
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