AMT Backup | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Production history | |
Designed | 1978 |
Manufacturer | AMT Galena Industries High Standard Manufacturing |
Specifications | |
Mass | 18 oz (0.51 kg) |
Length | 5 inches (13 cm) |
Cartridge | .22 LR, .380 ACP, .38 Super, 9×19mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W, .400 Corbon and .45 ACP |
Sights | Fixed |
The AMT Backup is a small semiautomatic pistol. It was first manufactured by the Ordnance Manufacturing Corporation (OMC) of El Monte, CA. The first guns made in .380 ACP by OMC are known as the OMC Backup. OMC produced a short run of these pistols before the tooling was purchased by Arcadia Machine & Tool, who took over production. AMT .380 ACP Backup pistols were made by AMT in El Monte, Covina CA, and Irwindale, CA.
Last Edit: 11/7/2011 5:55:43 PM EDT by Msokol13 I picked up an AMT backup in 380 from a friend. It's the DAO model made in Irwindale, CA with a serial number of DAA009xx. He purchased it brand new back in 96' and ran half a box of ammo through it. He dropped it off at a gunsmith to get a loose extractor Fixed.
The original AMT Backup was produced with a single-action only (SAO) trigger mechanism, while the later 'Small Frame' and 'Large Frame' Backup used a double-action-only (DAO) mechanism. These pistols were manufactured by AMT and later Galena Industries (until November 2001).[1] SAO pistols were made with a manual safety, while DAO guns relied on their heavy trigger pull for safe handling.
The AMT Backup is available in a wide range of calibers: .22 LR, .380 ACP, .38 Super, 9×19mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W, .400 Corbon and .45 ACP have all been offered.
The pistol's marketing slogan was 'the smallest, most powerful' backup weapon available (referring to the 45 ACP version).[1]
![Amt Amt](/uploads/1/2/5/6/125681398/358094625.jpg)
The AMT Backup line of handguns is now being marketed by High Standard Manufacturing.[2]
Sources[edit]
- ^ abShideler, Dan (2010). Gun Digest 2011. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 114. ISBN978-1-4402-1561-2. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^http://www.highstandard.com/
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AMT_Backup&oldid=882810299'
[Last Edit: 11/7/2011 5:55:43 PM EDT by Msokol13]
I picked up an AMT backup in 380 from a friend .
It's the DAO model made in Irwindale, CA with a serial number of DAA009xx
He purchased it brand new back in 96' and ran half a box of ammo through it.
He dropped it off at a gunsmith to get a loose extractor Fixed. three weeks later he called the smith only to find out that he died and the business went belly up.
He never got the gun back and just chalked it up as 'bad timing'.
Fast forward a few years later he gets a visit from a federal agent asking him if he reported a missing AMT. he signs for the firearm and it's still in the brand new condition that it was when he dropped it off, with the extractor FIXED.
It cost him nothing, only took a few years to get it back.
We went to the range and ran about 50 rds through it without an issue.
I asked him how much he wanted for it and he said $200 was fine.
So, cool story. Did I do well?
Are these good pistols for a pocket gun?
Doubt I will ever REALLy use it, if anything a nice novelty piece
It's the DAO model made in Irwindale, CA with a serial number of DAA009xx
He purchased it brand new back in 96' and ran half a box of ammo through it.
He dropped it off at a gunsmith to get a loose extractor Fixed. three weeks later he called the smith only to find out that he died and the business went belly up.
He never got the gun back and just chalked it up as 'bad timing'.
Fast forward a few years later he gets a visit from a federal agent asking him if he reported a missing AMT. he signs for the firearm and it's still in the brand new condition that it was when he dropped it off, with the extractor FIXED.
It cost him nothing, only took a few years to get it back.
We went to the range and ran about 50 rds through it without an issue.
I asked him how much he wanted for it and he said $200 was fine.
So, cool story. Did I do well?
Are these good pistols for a pocket gun?
Doubt I will ever REALLy use it, if anything a nice novelty piece