VPC

Pocket Rockets

The Gun Industry's Sale of Increased Killing Power

Appendix A: Selected Pocket Rockets on the American Market (1997-1999)

Appendix A: Selected Pocket Rockets on the American Market (1997-1999)
Manufacturer	Location	Model	Caliber
Accu-Tek	Accu-Tek 4510 Carter Court Chino, CA 91710	BL-9 XL-9 CP-9SS CP-40SS CP-45SS	9mm 9mm 9mm .40 S&W .45 ACP
AMT	Arcadia Machine & Tool 6226 Santos Diaz Street Irwindale, CA 91702	Backup	9mm .357 SIG .38 Super .40 S&W .400 Cor-bon .45 ACP
Astra	Astra Sport, S.A., Apartado 3 48300 Guernica Spain	A-70 A-75 "Firefox"	9mm .40 S&W 9mm .40 S&W .45 ACP
Beretta	Beretta S.P.A. Via Pietro Beretta, 18 25063 Gardone Val Trompia Brescia, Italia Beretta U.S.A. Corp. 17601 Beretta Drive Accokeek, MD 20607	Cougar Model 8000 Cougar Model 8040 Mini-Cougar 8000 Mini-Cougar 8040	9mm .40 S&W 9mm .40 S&W
Bryco	Bryco Arms, Inc. 380 Clinton Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626	Model 59	9mm
Colt	Colt's Manufacturing Co.,Inc. 545 Newpark Avenue West Hartford, CT 06110	Pocket Nine Tac Nine Model 1991 A1 Compact Pistol Defender	9mm 9mm .45 ACP .40 S&W .45 ACP
CZ	Ceska Zbrojovka, a.s. Svatopluka Cecha 1283 Uhersky Brod 688 27 Czech Republic CZ-USA P.O. Box 171073 Kansas City, KS 66117-0073	CZ 100	9mm .40 S&W
Glock	Glock GmbH P.O. Box 50 A-2232 Deutsch-Wagram Austria Glock, Inc. 6000 Highlands Parkway Smyrna, GA 30082	Model 26 Model 27 Model 29 Model 30 Model 33	9mm .40 S&W 10mm .45 ACP .357 Auto
Heckler & Koch	Heckler & Koch GmbH P.O. Box 1329 78722 Oberndorf, Neckar Germany Heckler & Koch, Inc. 21480 Pacific Boulevard Sterling, VA 20166-8903	P7M8 USP Compact USP 45 Compact	9mm 9mm .40 S&W .45 ACP
Heritage	Heritage Manufacturing, Inc. 4600 NW 135^th Street Opa Locka, FL 33054	Stealth (various model designations)	9mm .40 S&W
Hi-Point	1015 Springmill Road Mansfield, OH 44906	Model 9mm Compact	9mm
Intratec (Navegar)	12405 SW 130^th Street Miami, FL 33186	CAT 9 CAT 45	9mm .40 S&W .45 ACP
Kahr Arms	630 Route 303 Blauvelt, NY 10913	K9 K40 MK9 Micro-Compact	9mm .40 S&W 9mm
KEL-TEC	1485 Cox Road Cocoa, FL 32926	P-11 P-40	9mm .40 S&W
Kimber	Kimber Manufacturing, Inc. 1 Lawton Street Yonkers, NY 10705	Ultra Carry	.45 ACP .40 S&W
Lorcin	Lorcin Engineering Comp., Inc. 3830 Wacker Drive Mira Loma, CA 91752	L9MM	9mm
Para-Ordnance	980 Tapscott Road Scarborough, Ontario M1X 1E7 Canada	P10-45 P10-40	.45 ACP .40 S&W
Republic Arms	Republic Arms, Inc. 15167 Sierra Bonita Lane Chino, CA 91710	Republic Patriot	.45 ACP
SIG Arms	SIG Arms, Inc. Corporate Park Exeter, NH 03833	SIG Sauer P239 SIG Sauer P229	9mm 9mm .357 SIG .40 S&W
Smith & Wesson	Smith & Wesson 2100 Roosevelt Avenue P.O. Box 2208 Springfield, MA 01102	Sigma or SW9 Model 410 Model 457 Model 908 Model 3913 Model 3953 Model 4013 Model 4053 Model 4513 Model 4553 Model 6906 Model 6946	9mm .40 S&W .45 ACP 9mm 9mm 9mm .40 S&W .40 S&W .45 ACP .45 ACP 9mm 9mm
Springfield	Springfield Armory, Inc. 420 West Main Street Geneseo, IL 61254	V10 Ultra Compact Pistol	.45 ACP
Taurus	Taurus S.A. Forjas Avenida Do Forte 511 Porto Alegre RS Brazil 91360 Taurus International Manufacturing 16175 NW 49^th Avenue Miami, FL 33014-6314	Model PT-111	9mm

Go to Appendix B: Firearms Death in the United States, 1978 to 1997

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g) Sources: Where available, manufacturer literature in VPC files; otherwise, Handguns �98 (DBI Books, 1997), Gun Digest 1998 (DBI Books, 1997), Gun Digest 2000 (Krause Publications, 1999), and G. Gangarosa, Jr., Complete Guide to Compact Handguns (Stoeger Publishing Co., 1997).

h) More than one model designation, e.g. SW9C, SW9M, etc.

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