AMT Backup

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The AMT BACKUP was available as a single action originally, then BACKUP II and DAO (double action only). It was manufacured by Arcadia Machine & Tool Inc. and then Galena Industries (until Nov. 2001). It was a small semiautomatic pistol available in an impressive range of calibers:.22 cal., .380 ACP, .38 Super, 9MM, .357 Sig, .40 S&W, .400 Corbon and .45 ACP. It was designed to be carried as a backup gun by law security professionals or anyone desiring a small concealable weapon. Its marketing slogan was that it was "the smallest, most powerful" backup weapon available. It was available only in stainless steel.