Why did Fabrinor, the manufacturer of Llama pistols go out of business?
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Yes, the LLAMA (Fabrinor) factory has closed down in Spain. Here is some information:\n\nThe LLAMA brandname was originally owned by Gabilondo y Compania of Vitoria, Spain. Gabilondo filed for bankruptcy in 1992, and in 1993 sixty of its gunsmiths and employees began forming a co-op to buy the LLAMA name and all of Gabilondo’s equipment. They took their time to get the best price (so as not to add to the debt they would inherit)and finalized the transfer around the year 2000.\n\nThe cooperative that took over was named Fabrinor Arma Corta y Microfusion, S.A. They were able to transfer out of Vitoria to a new facility in nearby Legutiano, Gojain, and attempted to sell off Gabilondo’s old real estate holdings around the old factory. They sought to diversify ---offering not just sidearms (‘armas cortas’), but precision parts made via fine investment casting (‘microfusion’).\n\nProblem is, sales were not increasing fast enough to overtake the maturity of the old debt they inherited from Gabilondo. Fabrinor was able to reschedule said debts in 2002 and again in 2003, but even public listing didn't help. In December of 2004, the law stepped in on behalf of shareholders.\n\nFabrinor was compelled to call a special shareholder meeting January 12, 2005, to reveal fully to shareholders the company books, its plans to restructure into a limited partnership, and yet another long-shot attempt to reschedule its inherited debts.
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The most recent report I could find showed the company in existance in the early 1920s.  From the website below it appears the company went broke in 1922.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nAt the very least, you have a very historical family heirloom. By your brief description it sounds like you have an M1911 manufactured by either Colt or Springfield Armory (the military facility). It's a shame your father replaced the barrel because that would detract from it's collector's value. If the original barrel was returned with the pistol the value is not affected. \n\nI think the pistol has more sentimental value than collector's value at the moment. My recommendation would be to enjoy shooting it with normal loads (nothing exotic or high pressure) and remember your father as you shoot it. Don't sell it because it certainly has a number of stories you have been told that it will rekindle.\n\nGood luck and enjoy!
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glock\nhalf as many moving parts\nlifetime warranty\ncan be repaired by you with little trouble\ncan order replacement parts from glock (sometimes free)\nwith smith you will have to send the gun to smith\nmags are cheaper\nglocks will take a lot of abuse and keep on going boom\ngunney ermy likes em\ncheck out glocktalk.com and look at big bores test of his 21
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Pretty much because they ran out of funds.  I've included some recent chats about the PWBA.\n\nMatt
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Just buy a new one from a reputable dealer and forget about it.\n Too many used firearms are abused and are not dependable or even sometimes safe.  Unless you know what you are doing for sure, go this route.
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Here are a few in order of their demise; Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Eagle, Rambler, Checker, Willys, Scout, Edsel, Imperial, DeSoto, Nash, Tucker, Packard. This may not be all that accurate since some of the names were actually models and not actually makes. \n\nBy the way, an earlier post listed a YUGO as an American brand. Although we have made a few mistakes along the way, only the Europeans can claim this piece of crap that came out of Yogoslavia.
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you might try the cabela's website.  i looked at shotguns on there.  they have some kind of sales site for guns that are not new/and or theirs.  i used www.cabelas.com  hope it helps.
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I don't know where the current battle rifle is being made but I thought it was being made by the Brits. Before this current rifle they were buying there rifles of the Belgiums who produced the FN-FAL series of rifles. The current Brit rifle is probabaly one of the best rifles ever made as it is customized to each soldlier.
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Sorry, I can't find anything about the company in the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars... no listing.
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They are still in business. They just came out with a new rifle see their web page  www.austinhalleck.com/
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Many, many bars were closed down when it was found out that they were not owned by the Mob or would not buy the mob products or not pay for mob protection...........
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They were inexpensive double action revolvers that sold to dealers for $15 in 1971. The link below has one for sale for $74.99. The second link is an auction with a picture.
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Check www.gunbroker.com to see what they sell for. It sounds good to me. I had one a few years back, ate buckshot and birdshot with no problems. I think I still have a pistol grip and heat sheild that I never put on it. It was stolen with my vehicle, sad to say and never replaced it.
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Contact Colt directly with the info you supplied here, they'll be able to tell you the exact date it was manufactured, where it was shipped to, and probably a little bit about it's maintenance history of the weapon(if any)
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I was just looking at beaners and they are not a publically traded company. Which means they are not listed on the stock exchange.
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well first look on the internet and then look at guitar center again. That company may not exist any more.