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After doing some moderate research, there really doesn’t seem to be a ton of information out there on this specific variant of the Llama Especial. From what I can gather, I’m under the impression it’s a Mark II, and based on some rough date code guessing, possibly manufactured around 1949.

Most examples I’ve come across that look exactly like this one seem to be chambered in .32 ACP, and I’ve also been learning about the Geco-stamped variants along the way. I’m not saying it’s unusual that this one is in .380 ACP, just that the majority of the examples I’ve personally found have been .32s.

I picked this one up very cheap, so I figured it was worth grabbing regardless. Mainly posting here to see if anyone has more insight on the exact variant, history, production period, or anything else worth knowing about it.

After doing some moderate research, there really doesn’t seem to be a ton of information out there on this specific variant of the Llama Especial. From what I can gather, I’m under the impression it’s a Mark II, and based on some rough date code guessing, possibly manufactured around 1949.

Most examples I’ve come across that look exactly like this one seem to be chambered in .32 ACP, and I’ve also been learning about the Geco-stamped variants along the way. I’m not saying it’s unusual that this one is in .380 ACP, just that the majority of the examples I’ve personally found have been .32s.

I picked this one up very cheap, so I figured it was worth grabbing regardless. Mainly posting here to see if anyone has more insight on the exact variant, history, production period, or anything else worth knowing about it.