Sundance Industries Explained

Sundance Industries
Type:Private
Fate:Closed
Location City:Valencia, California
Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:U.S.
Key People:Steven Jennings
Industry:firearms
Products:weapons

Sundance Industries was a firearms manufacturer established in 1989 by Steven Jennings, the nephew of Raven Arms founder George Jennings.[1] Sundance produced a series of inexpensive pocket handguns, which were sold primarily through pawn shops and marketed towards people with low income.[2]

As one of the companies connected to Raven Arms, and a maker of Saturday night specials, Sundance was described by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as one of the "Ring of Fire companies", a series of companies established around Los Angeles, California, all of which manufactured inexpensive handguns of similar design and all of which were connected to Raven Arms.[3]

The majority of their production run involved modified versions of Raven Arms .25 ACP and Jennings Arms .22 LR pocket guns with a laser sight.[4] The guns were constructed of injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.

Sundance went out of business in 2002.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southland Firms Dominate Market for Small Handguns. Brazil. Jeff. September 23, 1994. Los Angeles Times. 16 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Davis Industries. 2000. Violence Policy Center. 14 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Hot Guns: Ring of Fire. Frontline. PBS. 16 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Sundance. Violence Policy Center. 16 January 2015.
  5. Book: Lee, Jerry. 2014 Standard Catalog of Firearms. December 19, 2013. F+W Media, Inc.. 9781440237164.