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| Industry | Firearms |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Interdynamic USA |
| Defunct | 2001; 24 years ago (2001) |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | George Kellgren, Carlos Garcia, Mercedes Garcia |
| Products | Rifles,pistols |
Intratec was afirearm company based inMiami, Florida. The company's most famous product was theTEC-9.
Intratec began as Interdynamic USA, an offshoot of Swedish firearms manufacturer Interdynamic AB.[1] As a result of the lack of a competitive firearms market in Sweden, Interdynamic AB set up a subsidiary in the United States to sell the KG-9. Called Interdynamic USA, this company eventually became Intratec whenGeorge Kellgren left the company and Carlos Garcia renamed it Intratec, and continued to sell variants of KG-99, later known as the model it would be known for, the Tec-9. The company went out of business in 2001.[2]
Intratec was known for numerous handgun designs using polymer frames and steel stampings.[3]
Designed by famed Israeli gun designerNehemia Sirkis, the CAT-9, CAT-380, CAT-40, and CAT-45 pistols are polymer-framed semi-automatic handguns chambered in9mm Parabellum,.380 Auto,.40 S&W, and.45 ACP, respectively. The design is a derivative of Sirkis' original all-steel SardiusSD-9 pistol.[4]
The Protec-22 and Protec-25 are small semi-automatic handguns chambered in.22 Long Rifle and.25 ACP, respectively. The Protec-25 is aCZ 45 clone.[5]
The TEC-9 is the third version of this gun, made and marketed by one of the original principal partners that produced this style of 9mm pistol, first as the open-bolt semi-automatic KG-9 and then as the closed-bolt semi-automatic KG-99. The TEC-9 name was applied when the Kellgren and Garcia partnership ended and Carlos Garcia went solo as Intratec of Miami, FL.[5]
The TEC-22 is a handgun chambered in.22 Long Rifle.[5] It usesRuger 10/22 magazines.
The TEC-38 is a polymer-framed two-shotderringer chambered in.38 Special, made for a short period from 1986-1988. The TEC-38 was also made in.22 WMR,.32 H&R Magnum, and.357 Magnum.[6][7]