founded incorporated 1973 incorporated 1973 founder ludwig louis wilhelm seecamp lueder larry seecamp headquarters southwick massachusetts united states key people john whalley ceo chris garvey prgm mgr products pistols website http www.seecamp.com seecamp lws 32 .32 acp semi automatic pistol l. w. seecamp co. is a manufacturer of handmade pocket pistols located in milford connecticut from 1981 to 2014 . in 2014 the company announced that whalley precision would take over production of the pistols . 1 2 contents 1 history 2 models 2.1 influence 3 references 4 external links history edit l. w. seecamp co. was started as a pistol smithing company in 1973 specializing in double action conversions for the 1911 colt .45 . at the time there were no commercially available double action 1911 pistols anywhere in the world . 3 in 1978 seecamp specialized in the miniaturization of pistols . the seecamp patented spring system is currently used in almost every locked breech miniaturized semi auto pistol . 4 in 1981 seecamp ventured into firearms manufacturing beginning with the lws 25 . 5 models edit all seecamp pistols are double action only dao and are similar in size . barrel length is 2.06 inches 5.2 cm and weight is 11.5 ounces 330 g . grips are glass filled nylon and checkered . 6 these pistols are not equipped with sights because they are intended for use at close range . 6 the seecamp like the czechoslovakian cz 45 pistol utilizes a very compact and reliable dao trigger mechanism . 6 each pull of the trigger first cocks then releases the hammer . 6 the hammer follows the slide after each shot and rests in the down position . 6 the original seecamp model was the lws 25 chambered in .25 acp and manufactured from 1981 through 1985 with a total production of about 5000 units . it used traditional blowback operation with a magazine capacity of 7 rounds . the .25 acp model was dropped shortly after the introduction of the .32 acp version . 5 seecamp s second model the lws 32 was designed around the only hollow point .32 acp ammunition available at the time winchester silvertips . ammunition with an overall length exceeding 0.910 23.1 mm may not feed or chamber correctly . operation is through chamber ring delayed blowback where a raised ring at the rear of the chamber retards the rearward motion of the slide . this model uses a magazine with a capacity of 6 rounds . the lws 32 remains seecamp s most popular firearm . during the height of demand production guns were selling out years in advance with individual guns selling for up to us 1000 . 5 there were 20 sets made in both .25 acp and .32 acp with matching serial numbers in 1988 . 7 in 1999 seecamp introduced a third model the lws 380 chambered in .380 acp . the lws 380 is the same size as the lws 32 . 5 influence edit in 1997 north american arms introduced their guardian pistol in .32 acp attempting to compete with the smaller sized seecamp and rocky bannister of autauga arms released a near clone of the seecamp lws 32 . 6 seecamp sales remained unaffected despite the availability of a near clone alternative . further competition is provided by kel tec in the form of their p32 and p3at polymer framed pistols which are bigger in profile but lighter and thinner . 6 unlike the seecamp the north american arms and kel tec versions have rudimentary sights . 6 references edit http seecamp.com announcement.pdf http seecamp.com ayoob massad 15 march 2010 . massad ayoob s greatest handguns of the world . iola wisconsin gun digest books . p. 25 . isbn 1 4402 1503 0 . james frank 15 december 2004 . effective handgun defense a comprehensive guide to concealed carry . iola wisconsin krause publications . pp. 184 193 . isbn 0 87349 899 2 . a b c d ahern jerry 5 october 2010 . 27 . gun digest buyer s guide to concealed carry handguns . iola wisconsin gun digest books . pp. 177 180 . isbn 1 4402 1743 2 . a b c d e f g h ayoob massad 28 september 2007 . the gun digest book of combat handgunnery . iola wisconsin gun digest books . p. 38 . isbn 1 4402 1825 0 . shideler dan ; lee jerry december 2011 . 2012 standard catalog of firearms the collector s price & reference guide . iola wisconsin krause publications . p. 992 . isbn 1 4402 1688 6 . external links edit official website imfdb retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title seecamp & oldid 739797172 categories firearm manufacturers of the united statesprivately held companies based in connecticut .25 acp firearms .32 acp firearms .380 acp firearms navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 17 september 2016 at 02 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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