{{Short description|US firearms manufacturer, 1987 to 1994}} {{Infobox company | name = Grendel Inc. | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_padding = | image = Grendel P30 right.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption =Grendel P30 | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang|[code]|[name]}}. --> | former_name = | type = | industry = Firearms manufacturing | founded = {{start date and age|1987|}} in the USA | founder = George Lars Kellgren | hq_location = | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = | brands = | services = | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | ratio = <!-- for BANKS ONLY --> | rating = <!-- for BANKS ONLY --> | website = <!-- or: | homepage = --><!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}

'''Grendel Inc.''', founded by George Kellgren, was a Florida firearms company which produced polymer framed semi-automatic pistols from 1987 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/news/2013/03/07/grendel-pistols-keltec-kel-tec|title = The Grendel Pistols: The forgotten polymers (And the birth of Kel-tec)}}</ref> Zytel was used for grips, magazines, and furniture while slides, barrels, slide rails, and other high-pressure parts were manufactured using LaSalle Stressproof steel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/news/2013/03/07/grendel-pistols-keltec-kel-tec|title = The Grendel Pistols: The forgotten polymers (And the birth of Kel-tec)}}</ref>

==Products==

Grendel P10 - introduced in 1988, the P10 is a .380 double-action only pistol with no manual safety. It feeds from a non-detachable magazine which can be loaded either with individual cartridges or with an M16 stripper clip with an appropriate adapter tool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://homemadedefense.blogspot.com/2011/02/grendel-p10-380acp.html|title = Homemade Defense: Grendel P10 .380ACP|date = February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thespecialistsltd.com/grendel-p-10|title=Grendel P-10 &#124; the Specialists Ltd}}</ref>

Grendel P12 - produced from 1991 until 1994, the P12 is a P10 with an 11-round detachable box magazine. It was Grendel's last .380.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/news/2013/03/07/grendel-pistols-keltec-kel-tec/|title = The Grendel Pistols: The forgotten polymers (And the birth of Kel-tec)}}</ref>

Grendel P30 - a single-action, fluted barrel .22 WMR blowback pistol that uses a 30-round box magazine. The five inch barrel model has an overall length of 8.5 inches.

* Grendel P30M - Introduced in 1990 the P30MA is a carbine version of the Grendel P30 and has a built-in muzzle brake.<ref>{{cite book |last = Michalowski |first = Kevin |title = The Gun Digest Book of Guns for Personal Defense |publisher = KP Books |location = Iola, Wis. |year = 2004 |isbn = 0-87349-931-X}}</ref>

Grendel R31 - another .22 WMR carbine.

==Notes== {{reflist}}

==See also== * Kel-Tec * Kel-Tec PMR-30 a modern rendition of the P30

Category:Defunct firearms manufacturers of the United States Category:Companies based in Miami Category:1987 establishments in Florida Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1987 Category:1994 disestablishments in Florida Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1994 Category:Defunct manufacturing companies based in Florida

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