Saul Eig was a firearms importer in Miami, Florida in the days before the Gun Control Act of 1968 greatly limited which handguns could be imported into the USA. In the wild and crazy days before litigation hugely increased the cost of handguns he even operated as a sole proprietorship. Such a decision would be unthinkable today. In 1966 he and his wife transferred the business location to a corporation, Eig Cutlery. In 1971 Eig Cutlery transferred the business location to a new company Firearms Import and Export Corp., commonly called FIE.
Eig imported a number of small handguns, as well as gas guns, starter pistols, air guns and of course knives, from various parts of the world. One was the Titan, a small automatic pistol, made in Italy. It was offered in .22 short and .25ACP. It was made by Tanfoglio Giuseppe, a small Italian gunmaking business. It is sometimes confused with Fratelli Tanfoglio. The tangle of these entities is explored in a products liability lawsuit over an injury suffered by someone who accidentally shot himself with a Titan pistol, Jackson v. Tanfoglio.
Basically, if you haven't already figured it out for yourself, if it has the letters EIG on it, it's a POS.
Hang it on the wall, or use it to prop open the barn door.
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