The fourth and final variation of the pistol removed the sliding safety and changed it to an upward moving disk safety and retained the designation MP-25. The third variation changed the design of the pistol slide serrations and was designated the MP-25. The second variation changed the safety to a smaller sliding safety, but retained the designation of P-25, and was manufactured in Industry, California (as were all other subsequent Ravens). The first variation of the Raven had a large button sliding safety on the side, and was manufactured in Baldwin Park, California. Jennings established Raven Arms to produce the first Raven, the P-25 for his friend, and over the next 20 years, the company sold approximately two million variations of the pistols. At the time, Jennings operated a machine shop that made parts for Southern California aerospace companies. Raven kept manufacturing costs to a minimum by building their guns from injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.īefore Jennings developed the MP-25, a friend who owned a pawn shop that sold firearms complained to Jennings that his supply of inexpensive imported handguns (typically made by Röhm Gesellschaft) had been cut off due to the Gun Control Act of 1968, resulting in a significant loss of sales. Raven has been referred to as the original 'Ring of Fire' company, a term describing companies known for producing inexpensive Saturday night special handguns. 25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, and enter the firearms business.

The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibiting the importation of inexpensive handguns prompted Jennings to design the MP-25, a. Raven Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1970 by firearms designer George Jennings.

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