 November 2008
The Earl - a dream finally realized
Tomorrow, my team and I
will travel to Atlanta for the first trade show (www.NASGW.org) of the new
('09) year. This is the
occasion where/when manufacturers present their sales and marketing
programs to their distributor partners, as well as introduce new products
for the coming year.
It is at this show that
NAA will at long last introduce our new offering, "The Earl" - an 1860s-style
minirevolver. You may
remember that this design was first addressed in one of last year's
Soapboxes http://www.naaminis.com/sandy090107.html , which delay speaks
volumes about both our production demands as well as the glacial pace of
our product development.
Similar to the
BW/Mini-Master varieties, The Earl is simply a cosmetic variation on a
theme. The Earl style will be
available on both LR and Magnum frames and each frame will be available in
two barrel lengths. An LR
conversion cylinder will be available for the magnum frame models. Pricing for the magnum frame model is expected to be $289.00
MSRP.
This gun will be offered on
a limited production basis - NOT
to be confused with limited edition.
We continue to enjoy a backlog which we are attempting to address
on largely a FIFO basis, first satisfying the requirements of the oldest
orders. We will fit
this gun into our production schedule as best we're able but advise that -
like most new products from most manufacturers - we expect that they will be
difficult to find in the near future. Limited editions may become available in the future but they will
clearly be identified as such, with the edition size clearly
noted.
At the point that we have
satisfactory photos of The Earl, we will post them. Similarly, we will post a copy of
the press release and product specs which we will prepare for next year's
SHOT show. " We
will introduce no gun before its time".
BTW, VOTE!
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