Another little Llama .32

Mister Sunshine · 11-27-2019, 01:44 PM

I bought one of these cute little pistols several years ago for $75. It was cheap because it was broken. The pistol would not stay cocked. It looked like an easy fix. Was I in for a surprise. After taking the pistol apart I found it hard to believe the gun ever worked. While it resembles the 1911, inside they are in fact poles apart in design. The problem auto pistol designers have had from the late nineteenth century is how to transfer the action of pulling the trigger to the hammer or firing pin. Browning came up with the best idea , in my opinion. Most designers simple took the action outside the pistol by use of levers are what have you. The Llama I bought defied description. The man I bought the pistol from had ordered internal parts for the 1911 which he found were of no use. A friend saw the pistol and just had to have it despite my insistence that it could not be fixed. He wanted it anyway. He took it to a man who said he could fix it easily. After about two months he gave it back to my friend saying he could not make the gun work. My friend sold it to someone I never met. He told me later that he did get the pistol working. I didn't believe it and I have never bought another Llama. Another friend has two Llamas and he said both work without any problems. I did not ask to take them apart.

11-27-2019, 01:44 PM	#9
Mister Sunshine User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Cherry Valley, Ca. Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	I bought one of these cute little pistols several years ago for $75. It was cheap because it was broken. The pistol would not stay cocked. It looked like an easy fix. Was I in for a surprise. After taking the pistol apart I found it hard to believe the gun ever worked. While it resembles the 1911, inside they are in fact poles apart in design. The problem auto pistol designers have had from the late nineteenth century is how to transfer the action of pulling the trigger to the hammer or firing pin. Browning came up with the best idea , in my opinion. Most designers simple took the action outside the pistol by use of levers are what have you. The Llama I bought defied description. The man I bought the pistol from had ordered internal parts for the 1911 which he found were of no use. A friend saw the pistol and just had to have it despite my insistence that it could not be fixed. He wanted it anyway. He took it to a man who said he could fix it easily. After about two months he gave it back to my friend saying he could not make the gun work. My friend sold it to someone I never met. He told me later that he did get the pistol working. I didn't believe it and I have never bought another Llama. Another friend has two Llamas and he said both work without any problems. I did not ask to take them apart.