Selected Handgun Detail

Manufacturer
	Excel Industries, Inc. More Info

About the Gun

Compact American-made pocket pistol built on a Walther PP-inspired layout: blowback operation, exposed hammer, single-action trigger, and a heel magazine release at the base of the grip. Early guns used an alloy frame; later production was stainless steel with black polymer grips. It was a budget concealed-carry pistol rather than a duty or target design.

Production

This model was produced from 1990 to the late 1990s or early 2000s.

Market value

MSRP during production was around $260–$300. Current used market value ranges from $125 to $145 depending on condition.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.380 Automatic
Alias:	9mm Browning Short
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Analysis

Accu-Tek introduced the AT-380 around 1990 alongside the related AT-25 and AT-32 as inexpensive California-made pocket pistols. The design copied the general shape and controls of the Walther PP but used a single-action-only trigger instead of the PP’s double-action/single-action system. An alloy-frame version lasted only into 1991; stainless-steel guns continued for the rest of the decade. Near the end of the 1990s the slightly larger AT-380 II, with a longer grip, six-round magazine, and adjustable rear sight, took its place. Accu-Tek was acquired by Excel Industries in 2001, after the original AT-380 had already left production. No military or major law-enforcement contracts are recorded. On the used market the pistols remain low-priced pocket guns; feeding and extraction problems with some loads are frequently noted, and factory support ended when Excel closed in 2023.