[SOFDC]

I hope this is in the right forum guys, but here goes:

I have a Llama that I know very little of beyond the caliber, and hope you guys can nail it down for me.

http://images.gunsamerica.com/upload/976632615-1.jpg

It looks like this almost exactly, except the grips are plastic and vaguely resemble a CZ-75s.

[albanian]

What caliber is it? I assume it is a .45acp but it could be a .38 Super or 9mm.

It looks like an older model.

[SOFDC]

.45. Yes, it's definately old.

[kirkcdl]

Did Llama pistols work back then???

[Pietro Beretta]

Well you would think its a 45, since you can see the frame marked 45 lightly in the picture.

[BluesBear]

It's an IX-B.

The IX-A didn't have the longer slide lock.

The MAX-I is similar but doesn't have the round toe at the bottom of the frontstrap.

[SOFDC]

Thanks a bunch. :)

Know anything about parts compatibility? I need to replace the mag catch on it.

[Moonclip]

It is not as old if it has plastic grips as mentioned. In any case Spanish handguns have a proofmark that will tell the year of manufacture. I think the Spanish handgun forum at www.gunboards.com has the link for how to decipher it and in any case someone there will know more about it. I have a 9x19 XI-B and it is very accurate and reliable with ball ammo. It was made in 1984 IIRC and had a "D2" proofmark I think.

My Llama 45acp sucked though, YYMV. Some but not all parts are compatible with a real 1911 pattern gun.

[albanian]

"Well you would think its a 45, since you can see the frame marked 45 lightly in the picture."

I can't see .45 marked in the pic. I am using crappy AOL and it has some kind of web page speed up that makes the pics lower quality so they load faster. I miss my cable modem so much.:(