Well you may have a hard time finding more info. The company that produced the pistol (LLAMA) was based in spain. They filed for bankrupcy in 2003. From what I've read one main reason that they had financial troubles was that the US was the main market for their products, but between 1994 and 2004 the US had a ban on weapons that held more than 10 rounds. Therefore, much interest in the high capacity 1911 style weapons was lost. Para-ordinance had a similar problem, but was able to make it through to 2004 when the ban expired and sales of high capacity pistols increased. The llama pistols have a reputation of being well built, but with a few small imperfections that can be solved with a dremel tool and some polishing compound. Polishing the feed ramp and slide rails will make the gun 100 times smoother. When I first bought the gun it was new (It is getting a lot harder to find a new llama since the last guns were imported in 2004, if you can find a new one I would definitely buy it if I were you). I put 20 rounds through it, disassembled it, polished the feed ramp and barrel throat, polished the slide rails and oiled the shyt out of it with mobil 1 gear oil. I let the oil soak in for a few hours, wiped the excess off and shot it another 20 times. It fired much smoother and the recoil felt a lot more even. Before it pulled a little to the right, but now it doesn't pull at all. For such a small pistol it is surprisingly easy to hold on to. All in all I am very pleased with this pistol. I have read a few posts on 1911forum that people have had problemd with ftf's with this pistol, but I haven't had a problem. I could see where shooting jhp's with a large opening in the top may catch on the feed ramp, but I never had a problem with ball ammo.Originally Posted by 03RCode
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