and Rogak ...". Rogak started production of the pistol in the USA around the late 1970s under the name of his "L.E.S. Rogak P-18“ and started to market it worldwide through its own sales companies. Owing to the performance data of the Austrian "Pi 18", Rogak saw very high market opportunities, which he intended to exploit as quickly as possible. Rogak produced three “cosmetically”, slightly different, versions made of stainless steel. Rogak was either overwhelmed and/or unwilling to adequately follow the correct dimensions and/or get the required materials to make a product comparable to the original Austrian "Pi 18". As a result, these “Quick-and-Dirty P-18s” were manufactured in a way that was structurally inadequate in essential details. The general quality of workmanship can only be described as extremely poor compared to Steyr's own GB produced in the 1980s. After releasing to a strongly negative reception, Steyr came to realize that Rogak P-18 would harm their GB, which they were eyeing to launch in the American market. Steyr prepared a lawsuit against Rogak but it did not occur as Rogak ceased production of the pistol of its own volition. Roughly 2300 pistols were sold before production ceased in 1981. Reception and legacy Rogak P-18 At the time of its release, the Rogak P-18 was received highly negatively by both the reviewers of American Firearms Magazines and customers. Its substandard build and awful reliability earned it unflattering nicknames like "Jammatic" or "polished junk" by the American public. It was one of the earliest "Wonder-nine" type of pistols in the civilian market. However, Rogak's innovation factor has been undermined because of its plagiarism of Steyr Pi-18/GB. Rogak P-18 would develop a reputation as one of the worst semi-automatic pistols of all time. However, it remains a curiosity amongst firearm collectors. Steyr GB, Military Contracts Steyr GB was unsuccessful in acquiring major military contracts. Steyr's expectations of an Austrian military contract were upset with the victory of the Glock 17, which won military trials despite the novelty of its extensive employment of large high-strength polymer components, while the 1983 US military pistol competition, in which the Steyr GB competed, was won by the Beretta 92F. Consequently, Steyr decided to re-focus on the police and civilian market. In the years that followed, Steyr received smaller international orders for military, paramilitary, and police special forces, including the special outfits in the USA, Lebanon and Pakistan. Well-known