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]

Calico Light Weapons Inc
TypePrivate
Industryfirearms
FoundedOctober 1982 (1982-10)
Headquarters
Elgin, Oregon
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFirearms, Magazines, Speed loaders, other firearm accessories
Websitewww.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. 9mm 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 M950

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 reliability, capacity and futuristic appearance. The company's motto is A Revolution in Firepower!

Calico is one of the largest manufacturers of large (500- and 100-round) magazines for automatic and semi-automatic weapons.[1]

Products

Current

Discontinued

  • .22 LR Pistols
    • M-100P
  • 9mm Pistols
  • Carbines
    • M-900
    • M-951
  • Sub-machineguns
    • M-750
    • M-900A
    • M-950A[5]

Cancelled

  • Shotgun
    • Calico 12 gauge shotgun

See also

References
  1. Lewis, Jack (28 February 2011). Assault Weapons. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 158–161. ISBN 1-4402-2629-6.
  2. Peterson, Phillip (15 November 2010). Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Tactical Rifles. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 32–34. ISBN 1-4402-1781-5.
  3. http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/I_Come_In_Peace
  4. Hogg, Ian V.; Walter, John (29 August 2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. p. 56. ISBN 0-87349-460-1.
  5. Hogg, Ian V. (2001). Submachine Guns. Greenhill Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-1-85367-448-8.
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