Al Ljutic

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Al Ljutic
OccupationEngineer
SpouseNadine Ljutic [1]
ChildrenJoe Ljutic, Loretta Lafrazia, James "Jimmy" Ljutic
Engineering career
Projects Ljutic Industries

Al Ljutic was an American professional heavy-weight boxer, competitive rifle shooter, and gun maker known for founding Ljutic Industries. and the creation of the Ljutic Space Gun. [2] [3]

Early years

Al Ljutic was a Californian of Croatian descent. [4] A professional boxer in the 1930s he lived in Oakland, California where he and his father started manufacturing rifles. [1]

In 1955, Ljutic was invited to go trap shooting by his friend and Remington field representative AA Reil. After accepting Ljutic realized he didn't have a trap gun. Rather than purchasing one or going back on a promise he designed and built his own in a day. This served as the basis for the Ljutic Space Gun. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Meyer, Harris. "Trap gun tribulations". Crosscut. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. "Ljutic Space Gun". 18 April 2017.
  3. "Ljuticgun.com". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  4. 1 2 Eger, Chris. "The Ljutic Space Gun: For aliens who shoot trap…". Guns.com. Retrieved 20 September 2017.