Grendel Inc.
Grendel P30 | |
| Industry | Firearms manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 in the USA |
| Founder | George Lars Kellgren |
Grendel Inc., founded by George Kellgren, was a Florida firearms company which produced polymer framed semi-automatic pistols from 1987 to 1994.[1] Zytel was used for grips, magazines, and furniture while slides, barrels, slide rails, and other high-pressure parts were manufactured using LaSalle Stressproof steel.[2]
Products
[edit]Grendel P10 - introduced in 1988, the P10 is a .380 double-action only pistol with no manual safety. It feeds from a non-detachable magazine which can be loaded either with individual cartridges or with an M16 stripper clip with an appropriate adapter tool.[3][4]
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.[5]
Grendel P30 - a single-action, fluted barrel .22 WMR blowback pistol that uses a 30-round box magazine. The five inch barrel model has 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 muzzle brake.[6]
Grendel R31 - another .22 WMR carbine.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "The Grendel Pistols: The forgotten polymers (And the birth of Kel-tec)".
- ↑ "The Grendel Pistols: The forgotten polymers (And the birth of Kel-tec)".
- ↑ "Homemade Defense: Grendel P10 .380ACP". February 2011.
- ↑ "Grendel P-10 | the Specialists Ltd".
- ↑ "The Grendel Pistols: The forgotten polymers (And the birth of Kel-tec)".
- ↑ Michalowski, Kevin (2004). The Gun Digest Book of Guns for Personal Defense. Iola, Wis.: KP Books. ISBN 0-87349-931-X.
See also
[edit]- Kel-Tec
- Kel-Tec PMR-30 a modern rendition of the P30
- Defunct firearms manufacturers of the United States
- Companies based in Miami
- 1987 establishments in Florida
- Manufacturing companies established in 1987
- 1994 disestablishments in Florida
- Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1994
- Defunct manufacturing companies based in Florida
- United States manufacturing company stubs
- Miami stubs