Detonics was an American firearm manufacturing company founded around 1976, which had existed under several owners and variants of this name. Detonics was best known for its innovative design of compact self-loading

pistol A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a gun barrel, barrel with an integral chamber (firearms), chamber. The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French ''pistolet'' (), meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the Englis ...

s, such as the ''Pocket 9'' and the 1911-style Combat Master.''Detonics Pocket 9''
The Specialists Ltd, retrieved 9 November 2018

Iterations

*~1976-1987: Detonics Manufacturing Company (Seattle, Washington) *1987-1992: New Detonics (Arizona) *2004-2007: Detonics USA (Georgia)

Gallery

File:Detonics Legacy Combat Master.jpg, Detonics Legacy Combat Master File:Detonics Legacy, backstrap view.jpg, Detonics Legacy, backstrap view File:First Detonics MTX produced.JPG, Detonics MTX

References

"The History of Detonics"
Accessed July 2, 2012

Rick Brenemen, Sightm1911.com * Rauch, Walt
"Detonics Combat Master"
''Handguns Magazine'', December 13, 2005.

External links

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