{{Short description|American firearm company}} {{distinguish|text=Detonics Series X, a brand of firearms produced by UNRRA Group s.r.o. in Czech Republic}} {{Infobox company | name = Detonics Defense | logo = Detonics_logo.jpg | vector_logo = | type = Privately held | genre = | foundation = ~1976 <!-- this parameter modifies "Founded" --> | founder = | location_city = Millstadt, Illinois (since 2007) | location_country = United States | locations = | origins = | key_people = | area_served = | industry = | products = Compact 1911-style pistols | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | owner = | homepage = | dissolved = | footnotes = }} '''Detonics''' was an American firearm manufacturing company founded around 1976, which had existed under several owners and variants of this name. Detonics was best known for its innovative design of compact self-loading pistols, such as the ''Pocket 9'' and the 1911-style Combat Master.<ref>[http://www.thespecialistsltd.com/detonics-pocket-9 ''Detonics Pocket 9''], The Specialists Ltd, retrieved 9 November 2018</ref><ref name="Thompson2011">{{cite book|author=Leroy Thompson|title=The Colt 1911 Pistol|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQ07O0VT5QsC&pg=PA76|year=2011|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-84908-433-8|pages=76–}}</ref>
==Iterations== *~1976-1987: '''Detonics Manufacturing Company''' (Seattle, Washington) *1987-1992: '''New Detonics''' (Arizona) *2004-2007: '''Detonics USA''' (Georgia)
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Detonics Legacy Combat Master.jpg|Detonics Legacy Combat Master File:Detonics Legacy, backstrap view.jpg|Detonics Legacy, backstrap view File:First Detonics MTX produced.JPG|Detonics MTX </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}} * [http://www.detonicsdefense.com/history/ "The History of Detonics"]. Accessed July 2, 2012 *[http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/detonics.htm ''The Detonics Story'']. Rick Brenemen, Sightm1911.com * Rauch, Walt. [http://www.handgunsmag.com/handguns/featured_handguns_master_121305/5 "Detonics Combat Master"]. ''Handguns Magazine'', December 13, 2005.
==External links== {{commons category|Detonics}}
Category:Companies based in St. Clair County, Illinois Category:American companies established in 2007 Category:Firearm manufacturers of the United States Category:Manufacturing companies based in Illinois Category:Manufacturing companies established in 2007