Selected Handgun Detail

Manufacturer
	Llama Fabrinor SAL More Info

About the Gun

Miniature copy of Colt 1911 in .380 Auto with a seven-round magazine and a grip safety.

Production

This model was produced from 1980 through 1985.

Market value

The current value for this gun in 90-95% condition ranges from $275 to $375 depending on market demand.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.380 Automatic
Alias:	9mm Browning Short
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Analysis

This compact semi-automatic hit the market as a post-WWII evolution from earlier Llama models like the I and II. Early Series examples used a locked-breech system and high-polish bluing, with “Especial” variants featuring checkered walnut grips and occasional nickel finish. In 1970 the Series 2 lengthened the slide slightly, added an adjustable rear sight, angled slide serrations, and the distinctive sand-blasted slide top. Cost pressures in the 1980s prompted the shift to simpler blowback operation (Series 3 and later), shorter overall length, fixed sights, and utilitarian black plastic grips—some retaining thumb-rest panels for better control. Though never accorded the prestige of Beretta or Walther contemporaries, the III A earned a modest reputation for reliability at a budget price and remains a practical pocket pistol.