Ring of Fire (Guns)

The "Ring of Fire" is a colloquial term used to describe a number of United States firearm manufacturers that specialized in the production of cheaply-made "Saturday night special" type firearms. This group of companies acquired this nickname through the repeated appearance of their firearms in crimes across the United States. The original list of "Ring of Fire" manufacturers were:

• Raven Arms

• Jennings Firearms

• Davis Industries

• Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT)

• Sedco Industries

• Bryco Arms

• Sundance Industries

• Lorcin Engineering Company

• Phoenix Arms

• Republic Arms

• Standard Arms

• Talon Industries

• Cobra Industries

• Jimenez Arms

Video

The Youtube channel "GunWebsites" made an excellent video that explains the history of the "Ring of Fire" in great detail. If one wishes to get a deeper understanding of the history of these companies, it is highly worth watching.

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