Llama Model V
Llama Gabilondo y Cia · Pistol · Discontinued · 1932
Also known as: Llama Modelo V, Llama V
Overview
The Llama Model V is a Spanish single-action, locked-breech semi-automatic pistol built by Gabilondo y Cia as a close copy of the Colt Model 1911A1. Chambered for the 9mm Largo service cartridge, it feeds from an eight-round detachable box magazine and retains the classic 1911 layout with a manual thumb safety and a lanyard ring, but unlike the Colt it omits the grip safety. Produced from the early 1930s into the 1950s, many examples were finished with English markings for export to the United States.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 1000 g (35.3 oz) |
| Overall Length | 216 mm (8.50") |
| Barrel Length | 127 mm (5.00") |
| Height | 140 mm (5.51") |
| Width | 33 mm (1.30") |
| Action Type | Short Recoil |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 8 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 350 m/s (1148 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 492 J (363 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 9x23mm Largo (Bergmann-Bayard) · primary — also known as 9mm Largo, 9mm Bergmann, 9mm Bergmann-Bayard, 9x23mm Bergmann
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Thumb Safety
- Features: Lanyard Ring, Fixed Sights
Service history
Operators
- Spanish civilian market
Production
Production years: 1932-1954
Marketed alongside other Llama 1911-pattern pistols and exported to the US through Stoeger Industries.
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Discontinued: 1954
Notes
One of Gabilondo's full-size 1911-pattern service pistols; also encountered in .38 ACP/.38 Super and 9mm Parabellum for the export market. Like most early Llama 1911-copies it lacks a grip safety. Weight and dimensions are typical full-size 1911-copy estimates.
Background
Gabilondo y Cia adopted the Llama brand for its Colt 1911-pattern pistols in the early 1930s, and the marque became one of Spain's best-known lines of affordable 1911 clones.