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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> |
'''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> |
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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 U.S. [[BATF]] 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> 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> |
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== Products == |
== Products == |
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| Industry | Firearms |
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| Founded | 1977 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Successor | Irwindale Arms Incorporated |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | U.S. |
| Products | Weapons |
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.[1]
AMT was described by the U.S. BATF as one of the "Ring of Fire companies",[2] known for their large-scale manufacture of Saturday night specials. 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) of Houston, Texas purchased it.[3]
Products
Pistols
- AutoMag
- AMT Baby AutoMag
- AMT AutoMag II
- AMT AutoMag III
- AMT AutoMag IV
- AMT AutoMag V
- AMT AutoMag 440
- AMT Backup
- AMT Hardballer
- AMT On Duty
- AMT Lightning 25/22
- AMT Lightning pistol
- Magnum Hunter
Rifles
AMT produced the following rifles:[4]
- Centerfire single-shot bolt action rifles in numerous calibers
- Lightning
- Magnum Hunter, a magazine fed .22WMR bolt action carbine
References
- ^ Shideler, Dan (2010). Gun Digest 2011. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4402-1561-2. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Hot Guns: Ring of Fire". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.amtguns.net/