Calico Light Weapons Systems
Calico Light Weapons Inc. (CLWS) is an American privately held manufacturing company based in Elgin, Oregon, that designs, develops and manufactures semiautomatic firearms. It was established in 1982 in Bakersfield, California, and released its first production weapon in 1985. In 1998 its operations were moved to Sparks, Nevada, where replacement parts for existing weapons were produced.[1]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | firearms |
| Founded | October 1982 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Firearms, Magazines, Speed loaders, other firearm accessories |
| Website | www.calicolightweaponsystems.com |
In 2006, it was sold once again and moved to Hillsboro, Oregon, where full firearm production resumed. It implemented a CNC machining process and upgraded materials used in manufacture. There were also minor redesigns of some production models to increase durability and reliability.
Products
CLWS produces a line of pistols and pistol-caliber carbines that feature a top-mounted helical-feed 50- or 100-round magazine that ejects spent shells from a bottom port, making a brass catcher practical in various situations. Nine millimeter pistols, carbines and submachineguns use the roller-delayed blowback principle used in the Heckler & Koch series of firearms.[1][2]
At the 2012 SHOT Show, Calico exhibited a prototype 12-gauge shotgun with top-mounted helical magazine.
Projects and operations
Calico is working to secure military and law enforcement and export contracts. Its firearms have appeared in several action and science fiction films, including Spaceballs, I Come in Peace[3] and some James Bond films, due to their futuristic appearance. The company's motto is A Revolution in Firepower!
Calico is one of the largest manufacturers of large (50- and 100-round) magazines for automatic and semi-automatic weapons.[1]
Products
Current
- .22 LR pistols
- Calico M110[4]
- .22 LR rifles
- Calico M100S & M-100 tactical
- M-100FS & M-100FS tactical
- 9 mm pistols
- Calico Liberty III & Liberty III tactical[4]
- 9 mm rifles
- Liberty I and II
- Liberty I and II tactical
- Calico M960 (military and law enforcement only)
- Calico M960A
Discontinued
Cancelled
- Shotgun
- Calico 12-gauge shotgun
See also
References
- Lewis, Jack (28 February 2011). Assault Weapons. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 158–161. ISBN 978-1-4402-2629-8.
- Peterson, Phillip (15 November 2010). Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Tactical Rifles. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 32–34. ISBN 978-1-4402-1781-4.
- "I Come in Peace - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games".
- Hogg, Ian V.; Walter, John (29 August 2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. p. 56. ISBN 0-87349-460-1.
- Hogg, Ian V. (2001). Submachine Guns. Greenhill Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-1-85367-448-8.