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Coming Soon
The LAT
Our next trigger is called the LAT and will launch very soon. It too is a natural evolution of the original Tac-Con 3MR and a match grade version of the Disruptor. It will have the finest trigger pull of any assisted reset trigger out there in semi-automatic and still be pretty sweet in enhanced semi-mode. The assisted reset has been fine tuned to be much more positive. It also includes an out of battery safety sear. And the price will be very attractive. Keep checking in for the official launch date or, better still, sign up for our mailing list and we’ll also include a coupon code when it’s ready.
Why the "LAT?"
The LAT is named in honor of Larry Alan Thorne, a legend among legends. Born Lauri Alan Törni, Thorne fought as a reserve Finnish ski infantry officer to protect his home from Soviet invasion during the Winter War and Continuation Wars. By 1943 Törni had become so famous for his raids deep behind Soviet lines that Stalin offered a reward equivalent to more than three years a Soviet General Officer’s salary to anyone who killed or captured him. After Finland capitulated to the Soviets, Törni escaped to Germany and joined a specially formed Nordic SS unit dedicated to fighting the Soviets who had captured Törni’s hometown of Viborg in Karelia.
After the end of WWII, Törni was thrown into prison for joining the German army after the Finnish/Soviet armistice. He was apparently unhappy in prison, because he escaped, and while he was eventually recaptured he was pardoned shortly thereafter.
Törni made his way to the United States and became Larry Thorne. After nearly being deported, Thorne was granted residence status through the personal intervention of William “Wild Bill” Donovan, the former head of the OSS, the predecessor to the modern CIA. Thorne then joined the United States Army and returned to his lifelong calling to “Kill a Commie for Mommy” as a Green Beret.
Major Larry Alan Thorne was killed serving as a Green Beret in Vietnam in 1965. His body remained unrecovered for decades, until his remains were identified in 2003. He is now laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
Larry Thorne found a vocation, rather than a career, leading reservists and partisans against Soviet communism. In addition to being nominated for the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross, but both were unfortunately downgraded due to the classified nature of his operations. His awards include the following:
1940: Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (Finland), Medal of Liberty 2nd Class (Finland)
1942: Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords (Finland)
1944: Medal of Liberty 1st Class (Finland), Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Oak Leaves and Swords (Finland), Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class (Finland)
1945: Iron Cross 2nd Class (and probably 1st) Class (Germany)
1950s: Good Conduct Medal (U.S. Army), Master Parachutist Badge (U.S.), Special Forces Tab (U.S.)
1962–1964: Army Commendation Medal (U.S.), Bronze Star Medal with “V” device (U.S.), Purple Heart (U.S.)
1965 (posthumous): Legion of Merit (U.S.), Distinguished Flying Cross (U.S.), Bronze Star Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster (U.S.), Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster (U.S.), Air Medal (U.S.), National Defense Service Medal (U.S.), Vietnam Service Medal (U.S.), Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (Vietnam), Combat Infantryman Badge 2nd Award (U.S.)
