Raven Arms

Raven Arms
Company typePrivate
Industryfirearms
Founded1970 (1970)
FounderGeorge Jennings
Defunct1991 (1991)
Headquarters
Carson City, Nevada, Irvine, California and Costa Mesa, California
,
U.S.
Area served
U.S.
Key people
Paul Jimenez
Productsweapons, Semi-automatic pistols

Raven Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1970 by firearms designer George Jennings. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibiting the importation of inexpensive handguns prompted Jennings to design the MP-25, a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, and enter the firearms business. Raven has been referred to as the original "Ring of Fire" company, a term describing companies known for producing inexpensive Saturday night special handguns.

Raven kept manufacturing costs to a minimum by building their guns from injection-molded zamak, a zinc alloy.

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