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In 2015 the PT-111 Millennium, PT-132 Millennium, PT-138-Millennium, PT-140 Millennium, PT-145 Millennium, and PT-745 Millennium were included in the settlement of a lawsuit which alleged that they, and certain other Taurus handguns, could fire accidentally if dropped and that Taurus covered up the safety defects.
Taurus Armas S.A. (previously known as Forjas Taurus S.A.) is a Brazilian manufacturing conglomerate based in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Founded in 1939 as a tool and die forging plant, [2] the company now consists of Taurus Armas, its firearm division, as well as other divisions focusing on metals manufacturing, plastics, body armor, helmets and civil construction.
Using a hammerless, striker-fired design, these pistols are manufactured by Forjas Taurus S/A (Taurus Forge) in Porto Alegre Brazil and distributed in the United States by their subsidiary Taurus USA. The 24/7 product line was designed for the civilian concealed carry firearms market, and as backup weapons for law enforcement officers. [1]
The Taurus PT1911 is a replication of the US military model 1911 single-action recoil operated semi-automatic pistol. Designed in Porto Alegre , Brazil, it was initially distributed and released in the U.S. consumer market in the fall of 2005.
The PT22 is often viewed as a Taurus copy of the Beretta 21 Bobcat due to having a similar "tip up" barrel. This small pistol is very different in design and function from the Beretta. The PT22 may have either a cast aluminum or polymer frame and a steel slide. It is one of an increasing variety of Taurus firearms manufactured in Florida, USA.
The Taurus Model 82 is a 6-shot, .38 Special, medium frame revolver manufactured by Taurus.Some variations of the Model 82 feature a lanyard loop to secure the revolver. The revolver is similar in configuration to the Smith & Wesson Model 10 which at one time was the mainstay of law enforcement agencies in the United States.
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