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manufactured by Atak Arms in

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. They commonly produce

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blank guns that are legal in many European countries, imitation replicas of popular firearms such as Glocks,

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, and more.

Models

* M906: Generic

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chambered for 9mm PAK. ** M807: 8mm PAK version ** M2906: Second generation *** M2807: 8mm PAK version * 914: Generic Compact Semi-Automatic pistol chambered for 9mm PAK, some models can be fully-automatic ** 2914: Second generation, cannot go full auto * 917:

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semi-automatic replica in 9mm PAK, banned to import in the

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due to copyright violations. * 918:

semi-automatic replica in 9mm PAK ** 2918: Second generation, doesn't resemble any existing firearm. ** 4918: Fourth generation, doesn't resemble any existing firearm. * 925: Generic

-style SMG chambered for 9mm PAK and has the ability to go fully automatic

Legal issues

Legality

In June 23, 2011, the

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declared Zoraki models 914 and 925 as prohibited firearms in

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for being fully automatic despite not legally being considered a firearm.

Lawsuits

In 2010, Glock sued Austrian Sporting Arms and ISSC Handels

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for

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infringement, it was settled out of court. In 2017, an importer of Zoraki blank guns in the United States, Maxwell Corp, was sued by Glock for trade dress infringement for importing an unlicensed glock imitation model.

References

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