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| name = Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT)
| name = Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT)
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| fate = Bankruptcy
| fate = Acquired by Irwindale Arms Incorporated
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| successor = Irwindale Arms Incorporated
| successor = {{Unbulleted list|Irwindale Arms Incorporated|Galena Industries|[[High Standard Manufacturing Company]]}}
| foundation = 1977
| foundation = {{start date and age|1977}}
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| location_city = [[Irwindale, California]]
| location_city = [[Irwindale, California]]
| location_country = [[United States|U.S.]]
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| industry = [[Firearms]]
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| products = [[Weapons]]
| products = [[Pistols]]
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'''Arcadia Machine & Tool''', commonly abbreviated to '''AMT''', was a firearms manufacturer from [[Irwindale, California]]. The company produced several weapons, primarily clones of existing firearms, but made from stainless steel rather than the traditional steel used for most firearms of the time.<ref name="Shideler2010">{{cite book|last=Shideler|first=Dan |title=Gun Digest 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F6qwoLzjlI0C&pg=PA114|accessdate=25 May 2013|year=2010|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-1561-2|page=114}}</ref> It operated between about 1984 to 1998.<ref name="ShidelerLee2012"/> [[AutoMag (pistol)#History|Auto Mag Corporation]] was its predecessor,
'''Arcadia Machine & Tool''', commonly abbreviated to '''AMT''', was a firearms manufacturer from [[Irwindale, California]]. The company produced several weapons, primarily clones of existing firearms, but made from [[stainless steel]] rather than the standard steel used for most firearms of the time.<ref name="Shideler2010">{{cite book|last=Shideler|first=Dan|title=Gun Digest 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F6qwoLzjlI0C&pg=PA114|accessdate=25 May 2013|year=2010|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-1561-2|page=114}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


AMT was described by the U.S. [[BATF]] as one of the "Ring of Fire companies",<ref name="pbs1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/ring/companies.html|title=Hot Guns: Ring of Fire|work=Frontline|publisher=PBS|accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref> known for their large-scale manufacture of [[Saturday night special]]s. The company filed for bankruptcy after their products were plagued with quality and reliability problems, and the assets and trademark were acquired by IAI (Irwindale Arms Incorporated). Later, in 1998, Galena Industries of [[Sturgis, South Dakota]] purchased the company and produced firearms in the style of AMT's until 2001 when Crusader Gun Co. (now [[High Standard Manufacturing Company|High Standard]]) of [[Houston, Texas]] purchased it.<ref name="ShidelerLee2012">{{cite book|author1=Dan Shideler|author2=Jerry Lee|title=2012 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZDamMrZHs0C&pg=PA50|accessdate=25 May 2013|date=2012|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-1688-6|pages=50–51, 472}}</ref>
AMT was described by the [[US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF) as one of the "Ring of Fire companies",<ref name="pbs1">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/ring/companies.html|title=Hot Guns: Ring of Fire|work=Frontline|publisher=PBS|accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref> which were known for large-scale manufacture of [[Saturday night special]]s. The company filed for bankruptcy after their products were affected by quality and reliability problems, and the assets and trademark were acquired by Irwindale Arms Incorporated (IAI). Later, in 1998, Galena Industries of [[Sturgis, South Dakota]], purchased the company and produced firearms in the style of AMT's until 2001 when Crusader Gun Company (later [[High Standard Manufacturing Company]]) of [[Houston, Texas]] purchased it.<ref name="ShidelerLee2012">{{cite book|author1=Dan Shideler|author2=Jerry Lee|title=2012 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZDamMrZHs0C&pg=PA50|accessdate=25 May 2013|date=2012|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-1688-6|pages=50–51, 472}}</ref>


== Products ==
== Products ==

===Pistols===
===Pistols===
* [[AMT Baby AutoMag]]
*[[Auto Mag Pistol|Auto Mag]]
* [[AMT AutoMag II]]
*[[AMT Baby AutoMag]]
* [[AMT AutoMag III]]
*[[AMT AutoMag II]]
* [[AMT AutoMag IV]]
*[[AMT AutoMag III]]
* [[AMT AutoMag V]]
*[[AMT AutoMag IV]]
* [[AMT AutoMag 440]]
*[[AMT AutoMag V]]
* [[AMT Backup]]
*[[AMT AutoMag 440]]
* [[AMT Hardballer]]
*[[AMT Backup]]
* [[AMT On Duty]]
*[[AMT Hardballer]]
* [[AMT Lightning 25/22]]
*[[AMT On Duty]]
* [[AMT Lightning pistol]]
*[[AMT Lightning pistol]]
* [[Magnum Hunter]]
*[[AMT Skipper]]


===Rifles===
===Rifles===
*[[AMT Lightning 25/22]]
AMT produced the following rifles:<ref>http://www.amtguns.net/</ref>
*[[AMT Magnum Hunter]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amtguns.net/ |title = Ian's AMT Information Site}}</ref>
* Centerfire single-shot bolt action rifles in numerous calibers

* [[Ruger 10/22|Lightning]]
==See also==
* [[Magnum Hunter]], a magazine fed .22WMR bolt action carbine
*[[Davis Industries]]
*[[Jimenez Arms]]
*[[Lorcin Engineering Company]]
*[[Phoenix Arms]]
*[[Raven Arms]]
*[[Sundance Industries]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 6 October 2024

Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT)
IndustryFirearms
Founded1977; 48 years ago (1977)
FateAcquired by Irwindale Arms Incorporated
Successor
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
ProductsPistols

Arcadia Machine & Tool, commonly abbreviated to AMT, was a firearms manufacturer from Irwindale, California. The company produced several weapons, primarily clones of existing firearms, but made from stainless steel rather than the standard steel used for most firearms of the time.[1]

AMT was described by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as one of the "Ring of Fire companies",[2] which were known for large-scale manufacture of Saturday night specials. The company filed for bankruptcy after their products were affected by quality and reliability problems, and the assets and trademark were acquired by Irwindale Arms Incorporated (IAI). Later, in 1998, Galena Industries of Sturgis, South Dakota, purchased the company and produced firearms in the style of AMT's until 2001 when Crusader Gun Company (later High Standard Manufacturing Company) of Houston, Texas purchased it.[3]

Products

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Pistols

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Rifles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shideler, Dan (2010). Gun Digest 2011. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4402-1561-2. Retrieved 25 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Hot Guns: Ring of Fire". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ Dan Shideler; Jerry Lee (2012). 2012 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide. Iola Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 50–51, 472. ISBN 978-1-4402-1688-6. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Ian's AMT Information Site".
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