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Former type
  
Fate
  
Bankrupt

Area served
  
U.S.

Headquarters
  
Chino

Ceased operations
  
1999

Industry
  
firearms

Defunct
  
1999 (1999)

Key people
  
Jim Davis

Founded
  
1982

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Davis Industries was a firearms manufacturer established in 1982 by Jim Davis. Davis produced a series of inexpensive handguns, which were sold primarily through pawn shops and marketed towards people with low income. The guns were constructed of injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.

Jim Davis had previously been the office manager at Raven Arms, established by George Jennings, and was also Jennings' son-in-law. As one of the companies connected to Raven Arms, and a maker of Saturday night specials, Davis was described by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as one of the Ring of Fire companies (a series of companies established around Los Angeles, California, all of which manufactured inexpensive handguns of similar design and all of which were connected to Raven Arms.

Davis primarily manufactured and sold pocket pistols and derringers, in .22 LR, .32 ACP, and .380 ACP, however they also marketed some larger handguns in 9mm parabellum and .45 ACP.

In 1999, Davis filed for bankruptcy and went out of business as a result of a large number of lawsuits being filed by cities and municipalities.

References

Davis Industries Wikipedia


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