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'''RG Industries''' was the United States division of [[Röhm Gesellschaft]], a German firearms manufacturer, who itself was meant to be a diversification for German tool manufacturer RÖHM GmbH. Both companies specialized in cheaply-made "Saturday night special" type guns.
 
'''RG Industries''' was the United States division of [[Röhm Gesellschaft]], a German firearms manufacturer, who itself was meant to be a diversification for German tool manufacturer RÖHM GmbH. Both companies specialized in cheaply-made "Saturday night special" type guns.
  

Revision as of 11:11, 8 October 2019

An RG Model 26 (AKA RG-26), a "Saturday night special" type handgun manufactured by RG Industries, and chambered in .25 ACP.

RG Industries was the United States division of Röhm Gesellschaft, a German firearms manufacturer, who itself was meant to be a diversification for German tool manufacturer RÖHM GmbH. Both companies specialized in cheaply-made "Saturday night special" type guns.

RG Industries was established in response to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which imposed new restrictions on the importation of already completed "pot metal" firearms. RG Industries was headquartered in Miami, Florida. They would receive parts from their German counterpart, assemble them, and sell them within the United States market.

Firearms made by RG are notorious for their especially poor quality and reliability, even among already cheaply made "Saturday night specials" such as those made by the "Ring of Fire" manufacturers in the United States. For example, the RG Model 26


Models Released by RG

  • Röhm Mini: cal. 6mm Flob. blank. Plastic version of RG-3
  • Röhm Mini 1: Larger version of the Mini with an integrated 15mm/9mm flare adapter inside the barrel
  • RG-2s: 6 shot 6mm Flob. blank. double action only starter pistol (blocked barrel, top firing)
  • RG-3s: Front firing version of the RG-2s. 6mm Flob. blank-, gas-, flare-pistol. Able to shoot CN cartridges (tear gas), 9mm flares. 15mm pyro ammunition can be used with an external adapter
  • RG-3: Successor to RG-3s and replacement for RG-2s, 4s and 5s. Still in production by Umarex
  • RG-3 S: RG-3 for the US market. Unable to shoot tear gas and flares (barrel is blocked to projectiles)
  • RG-4s: Improved version of the RG-2s. Top firing but a 15mm/9mm flare adapter can be installed
  • RG-5s: Like the RG-3s but a slightly different shape
  • RG-6: cal. 6mm Flobert blank revolver
  • RG-7 Senorita: .25 ACP pocket revolver. Cylinder is removable & loads by a swing-out bullet gate
  • RG-8: blank firing 8mm K. pistol
  • RG-9: 8mm K. blank pistol
  • RG-10: .22 Short calibre DA revolver
  • RG-10s: .22 LR. DA revolver
  • RG-12: .22LR DA revolver
  • RG-14: .22 LR. calibre DA revolver
  • RG-14s: .22 LR. calibre DA revolver silver
  • RG-16: double barrel .22 derringer
  • RG-17: double barrel .38 SPL derringer
  • RG-18: double barrel .38 SPL derringer
  • RG-20: .22 Short calibre DA revolver (short barrel)
  • RG-23: .22 LR. calibre SA/DA revolver with swing-out cylinder
  • RG-24: .22 LR. calibre DA revolver
  • RG-25: .25 calibre semi-auto pistol
  • RG-34S: .22 Lr. Caliber 8-shot Revolver with swing-out Cylinder, Fixed Sights
  • RG-34T: .22 LR calibre 8-shot revolver with swing-out cylinder, with adjustable sights
  • RG-38: .38 calibre 6-shot revolver with swing-out cylinder<ref name="youtube.com"/>
  • RG-38S: .38 Special 6 Shot revolver with swing out Cylinder
  • RG-39: .38 Special or .32SW long 6-shot revolver with swing-out cylinder (similar in appearance to RG 69/89)
  • RG-40: .38 SPL DA revolver w/swing-out cylinder
  • RG-46: 6mm Flob. blank 7-shot revolver. No barrel. Flare adapter directly attached to the frame
  • RG 56 Le Petite: 6mm Flobert 7-shot blank-firing revolver.
  • RG-57: .357 or .44 Magnum 6-round revolver.
  • RG-59: 9mm R. /.380 R. 5-shot blank gun<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:YouTube</ref>
  • RG-61: .22 Long Rifle single shot handgun.
  • RG-66T: .22 calibre SA revolver resembling a Colt Model 1873 with adjustable Rear Sight and Fixed Ramp Front Sight.
  • RG-70: .315 K. blank pistol
  • RG-74: 38 Special calibre DA revolver with swing-out cylinder
  • RG-86: .22 calibre SA revolver resembling a Colt Model 1873 The Receiver or Cylinder Housing on this model is constructed of steel.
  • RG Model High Noon: .22 Caliber Single Action 6-shot Revolver. Cylinders were provided in either .22 Lr. and .22 Mag. Calibers. This Revolver is very similar to the RG Model 66 series, however it has numerous safety enhancements were absent on the RG Model 66. To date 6" and 9" Barrels have been encountered.
  • RG-88: 9mm P.A.K. compact semi-automatic blank pistol. Similar in appearance to a Walther PPK.
  • RG 69& RG 89 & RG 99: 6-shot 9mm R. / .380 R. blank revolver <ref name="ReferenceA"/>
  • RG-90: .315 K. blank pistol.