Arcadia Machine and Tool
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Arcadia Machine & Tool, commonly abbreviated to AMT, was a firearms manufacturer from Irwindale, California
. The company produced several weapons, often clones of existing firearms. Plagued by quality and reliability problems, the company went bankrupt and the assets and trademark were acquired by IAI (Irwindale Arms Incorporated). The company was also named as a defendant in the lawsuits brought against various gun manufacturers. Some of the company's products are now sold by High Standard Manufacturing Company
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Irwindale, California
Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2010 census, down from 1,446 at the 2000 census....
. The company produced several weapons, often clones of existing firearms. Plagued by quality and reliability problems, the company went bankrupt and the assets and trademark were acquired by IAI (Irwindale Arms Incorporated). The company was also named as a defendant in the lawsuits brought against various gun manufacturers. Some of the company's products are now sold by High Standard Manufacturing Company
High Standard Manufacturing Company
High Standard Manufacturing Company Inc. is an American manufacturer of firearms, based in Houston, Texas. The company was originally founded in Hamden, Connecticut in 1926 as a supplier to the numerous firearms companies in the Connecticut Valley.-History:...
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Products
- AMT Baby AutoMag
- AMT AutoMag
- AMT AutoMag IIAMT AutoMag IIThe AMT AutoMag II is one of four autoloading handguns chambered in .22 WMR, the others being the rare Grendel P30, the Excel Arms Accelerator Pistol, and the newest Kel-Tec PMR-30.-History:...
- AMT AutoMag IIIAMT AutoMag IIIThe Automag III is a single action semi-automatic handgun, designed by Harry Sanford, creator of the first Automag. The Automag III does not actually fire a magnum cartridge, but is chambered for the .30 Carbine cartridge originally designed for the World War II era M1 carbine...
- AMT AutoMag IVAMT AutoMag IVThe AMT Automag IV is a large, single action semi-automatic handgun. It was created by Harry Sanford, who invented the original Automag. This model fires the .45 Winchester Magnum round; it was chambered for a time in 10mm iAi Magnum. It has a 7 shot magazine and is, like all of the AMT guns, made...
- AMT AutoMag VAMT AutoMag VThe AMT Automag V is a large single action semi-automatic pistol made by Arcadia Machine and Tool . The weapon was created by Harry Sanford, who also invented the original .44 AutoMag pistol...
- AMT AutoMag 440
- AMT BackupAMT BackupThe AMT Backup was first known as the OMC Backup. This early variant was produced in .380 ACP caliber in El Monte, California. OMC produced a short run of these pistols before the molds were purchased by Arcadia Machine & Tool, who took over production....
- AMT HardballerAMT HardballerThe AMT Hardballer is a clone of the .45 ACP Colt M1911, although some components of the action are not interchangeable with other M1911s. It was made by Arcadia Machine & Tool, commonly known as AMT, from 1977. The Hardballer was the first entirely stainless steel 1911 pattern pistol...
- AMT Javelina
- AMT On Duty
- AMT Lightning 25/22AMT Lightning 25/22The AMT Lightning 25/22 was a .22LR-caliber semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Arcadia Machine & Tool .As is alluded to in the nomenclature, the Lightning 25/22 is functionally a clone of the Ruger 10/22 with the substitution of a larger 25-round magazine instead of the 10-round magazine used by...
- AMT Lightning pistolAMT Lightning pistolThe AMT Lightning pistol was a .22LR-caliber semi-automatic handgun manufactured by Arcadia Machine & Tool of Covina, California during the 1980s and early 90s....
- Magnum Hunter
- AMT SkipperAMT SkipperThe AMT Skipper was a stainless steel copy of the .45 ACP Colt Combat Commander made by Arcadia Machine and Tool.-Statistics:SKIPPER*Chambering: .45 ACP.*Barrel Length: 4 inches.*Overall Length: 7.5 inches.*Weight: ?...