Cobra Firearms

Cobra Arms

Company type	Private
Industry	Firearms
Defunct	February 24, 2020;5 years ago (2020-02-24)
Headquarters	Salt Lake City, Utah , U.S.A.
Area served	United States
Products	Pocket guns, Handguns
Website	Official site

Old Cobra Enterprises d/b/a logo

Cobra Firearms, also known as Cobra Arms and officially as Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. was an American firearms manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cobra Firearms was related to the "Ring of Fire" companies that manufactured inexpensive firearms, ^{[1] [2]} Cobra bought the rights and tooling for the Davis Industries, Republic Arms, Inc. and Talon Industries, Inc. ^{[3] [4]}

Cobra Arms produced inexpensive handguns. Many firearms manufactured by Cobra Arms were constructed of injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.

History

Cobra Enterprises was founded in 2001, ^{[5] [4]} Cobra bought the rights and tooling for the Davis Industries, Republic Arms, Inc. and Talon Industries, Inc. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2004 the company changed its name to Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. ^[5]

Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy February 24, 2020. ^[6]

Cobra sold the rights and tooling for their derringers to Bearman Industries, LLC, ^[7] who subsequently sold the rights of the Big Bore and Classic models to Old West Firearms. ^[8]

Products

Cobra Arms primarily manufactured and sold pocket pistols and derringers in .22 LR, .32 ACP, and .380 ACP, however they also market larger handguns in 9mm Parabellum and .45 ACP.

All pistols are Zamak alloy unless otherwise noted:

Derringers

• Cobra Arms Classic/Standard series are chambered in .22LR, .22 WMR, .25 ACP, or .32 ACP. ^{[9] [10]}
• Cobra Arms Titan, a stainless steel derringer chambered in .45 Long Colt and .410 bore or 9mm. ^[11]
• Cobra Arms Big Bore ^[12] and Long Bore Derringers ^[13] are chambered in .22 WMR, .32 H&R Magnum, .380 ACP, .38 Special, or 9mm, the Long Bore has a longer Barrel.

Semiautomatics

• Cobra Arms CA, pistols chambered in .32 ACP or .380 ACP. ^[14]
• Cobra Arms Denali/New Denali Series pistols chambered in .380 ACP. ^[15]
• Cobra Arms Freedom series are pistols chambered in .32 ACP or .380 ACP. ^[16]
• Cobra Arms Patriot Series, polymer frame pistols chambered in .380 ACP, 9mm,. ^[17] or 45 ACP ^[18] the Patriot series were acquired when Cobra Arms took over Republic Arms, a separate but related company.

Revolvers

• Cobra Arms Shadow chambered in .38 Specia l, lightweight Snubnosed revolver with a aluminum frame and stainless steel barrel and cylinder. ^[19]

See also

Media related to Cobra Firearms at Wikimedia Commons

• Jimenez Arms
• Phoenix Arms
• Raven Arms
• Davis Industries

References

1. "Hot Guns: Ring of Fire". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
2. ""Ring of Fire" Pistols: Family Tree".
3. Guns illustrated, 2003 (35th ed.). Krause Publications. 2002. pp. 14–21. ISBN   9780873494892.
4. "Miller v. Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc" (PDF). p. 3.
5. Blue book of gun values. Blue Book Publications. 2016. p. 498. ISBN   9781936120758.
6. "Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION". July 22, 2020. pp. 1–2.
7. "Miller v. Cobra Enterprises of Utah, Inc. et al, No. 2:2018cv00269 - Document 142 (S.D.W. Va. 2023)". p. 2.
8. "BEARMAN INDUSTRIES". Archived from the original on August 21, 2023.
9. "Cobra Firearms Classic Derringers". Archived from the original on July 30, 2019.
10. "Cobra Firearms Standard Derringers". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018.
11. "Cobra Firearms Titan Derringer". Archived from the original on February 19, 2020.
12. "Big Bore Derringers: 22 mag / 32 H & R mag / 38 SPCL / 380 / 9mm". Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
13. "Long Bore Derringers: 22 mag / 38 SPCL / 9mm". Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
14. "Cobra Firearms CA Semi Automatic". Archived from the original on July 30, 2019.
15. "Cobra Firearms Denali Series". Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
16. "Cobra Firearms FS Semi Automatic". Archived from the original on February 23, 2020.
17. "Cobra Firearms Patriot Series 9mm or .380". Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
18. "Patriot Series 45". Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
19. "Cobra Firearms Shadow Revolver". Archived from the original on July 30, 2019.

External links

• Official site
• PBS History of the companies
• Brandon's Arms, About Bryco and Bruce Jennings