Grendel Inc., founded by

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, was a

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s company which produced polymer framed semi-automatic pistols from 1987 to 1994.

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was used for grips, magazines, and furniture while slides, barrels, slide rails, and other high-pressure parts were manufactured using LaSalle Stressproof steel.

Products

Grendel P10 - introduced in 1988, the P10 is a .380 double action only with no levers with rudimentary sights and had a large trigger guard. It also had no detachable magazine and was loaded by locking the slide back and feeding ten rounds through the open chamber into the spring-loaded grip itself, usually with a stripper clip. Grendel P12 - produced from 1991 until 1994, the P12 is a P10 with an 11-round detachable box magazine. It was Grendel's last .380. Grendel P30 - a single-action, fluted barrel .22 WMR magnum blowback pistol that used a 30-round box magazine. The five inch barrel model gave an overall length of 8.5 inches. * Grendel P30M - Introduced in 1990 the P30MA is a carbine version of the Grendel P30 and has a built-in

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. Grendel R31 - another .22 WMR magnum carbine.

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