Cobra Firearms Explained

Cobra Arms
Type:	Private
Location City:	Salt Lake City, Utah
Location Country:	U.S.A.
Area Served:	United States
Industry:	Firearms
Products:	Pocket guns, Handguns
Homepage:	Official site

Cobra Firearms, also known as Cobra Arms and officially as Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. was an American firearms manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cobra Firearms was distantly related to the "Ring of Fire" companies of inexpensive firearms makers ^{[1] [2]} and may have been a reincarnation of Raven Arms^[3] and possibly Davis Industries.^[4]

Cobra Arms produced inexpensive handguns. Many firearms manufactured by Cobra Arms were constructed of injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.

History

Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy February 24, 2020.

Derringer production was taken over by Bearman Industries who subsequently sold thee rights of the Big Bore and Classic models to Old West Firearms.

Products

Cobra Arms primarily manufactured and sold pocket pistols and derringers in .22 LR, .32 ACP, and .380 ACP, however they also market larger handguns in 9mm Parabellum and .45 ACP.

All pistols are Zamak alloy unless otherwise noted:

Derringers

• Cobra Arms Classic series are constructed in .22LR, .22 WMR, .25 ACP, and .32 ACP,^[5]
• Cobra Arms Titan, a stainless steel derringer in .45 Long Colt and .410 bore,^[6]
• Cobra Arms Big Bore ^[7] and Long Bore Derringers ^[8] are constructed in .22 WMR, .32 H&R Magnum, .380 ACP, .38 Special, and 9mm, Long Bore are longer barrelled.

Semiautomatics

• Cobra Arms CA, pistols in .32 ACP or .380 ACP^[9]
• Cobra Arms Denali/New Denali Series pistols in .380 ACP^[10]
• Cobra Arms Freedom series are pistols in .32 ACP or .380 ACP ^[11]
• Cobra Arms Patriot Series, polymer pistols in .380 ACP, 9mm,.^[12] and 45 Auto ^[13] the Patriot series were acquired when Cobra Arms took over Republic Arms, a separate but related company.

Revolvers

• Cobra Arms Shadow .38 Special lightweight Snubnosed revolver with a polymer frame and stainless steel barrel and cylinder.^[14]

See also

• Jimenez Arms
• Phoenix Arms
• Raven Arms
• Davis Industries

External links

• Official site
• PBS History of the companies
• Brandon's Arms, About Bryco and Bruce Jennings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hot Guns: Ring of Fire. Frontline. PBS. 13 January 2015.
2. Web site: "Ring of Fire" Pistols: Family Tree.
3. Web site: The Ring of Fire lives on » LonelyMachines.
4. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/ring/families.html PBS History of the companies
5. Web site: Like Glock Pistols? Find the Best Glock Airsoft Pistols for Training .
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7. Web site: Big Bore Derringers: 22 mag / 32 H & R mag / 38 SPCL / 380 / 9mm . 2019-08-02 . 2019-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730165944/https://cobrapistols.net/guns/big-bore-derringers . dead .
8. Web site: Long Bore Derringers: 22 mag / 38 SPCL / 9mm . 2019-08-02 . 2019-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730171431/https://cobrapistols.net/guns/long-bore-derringers . dead .
9. Web site: Like Glock Pistols? Find the Best Glock Airsoft Pistols for Training .
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13. Web site: Patriot Series 45 . 2019-08-02 . 2019-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730171426/https://cobrapistols.net/guns/patriot-series-45 . dead .
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