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Bryant Ridge's analysis: Llama's time-proven design, enhanced by individual hand-fitting and hand-honing of all moving parts, has resulted in handguns that provide smooth operation, pin-point accuracy, and rugged reliability under the toughest conditions. The company name is often mispronounced as Lah-mah, though the proper pronunciation is Yah-mah, which means “fire” in Spanish. Various “Spanish Ruby” pistols, purchased by the French army during the First World War …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Para-Ordnance high-capacity 1911-type pistols were incredibly popular and their success led to design changes in some models from 1994 onwards. One of these models was the Llama IX-C which was produced between 1994 and 1997. This pistol was similar to the Llama IX-A but had a 12-round double-column magazine. The large-framed pistol had a 5+1⁄8-inch barrel and was 8+1⁄2 inches long overall, with a height of 5+9⁄16 inches. It featured a special Swartz safety, which was f …