Revolutionizing firearms: Redacted Industries leads the 3D-printed gun movement

Redacted Industries LLC, a federally licensed Type 07 FFL and Class 2 SOT, has become the first firearm manufacturer in the United States to produce and commercially offer serialized, 3D-printed firearms. This breakthrough marks a defining shift in how firearms are engineered, validated, and introduced to market—combining additive manufacturing with full federal licensure and regulatory compliance.

Unlike conceptual prints or unfinished kits, Redacted Industries produces fully functional, serialized firearms using carbon fiber-reinforced polymers such as PAHT-CF. These aren't prototypes or proofs of concept—they are real weapons, manufactured in-house and distributed through licensed dealer networks nationwide.

“We're not waiting for the future of firearms—we're building it,” says Nicholas Donarski, founder of Redacted Industries. “Every other firearm starts with a block of metal. We start with a blank page. That's not just a new process—it's a new philosophy of design.”

To reflect its first-to-market status, Redacted Industries has trademarked the phrase "First Commercially Manufactured 3D Printed Firearms", formalizing its leadership role in shaping this new commercial category.

The company's development and quality assurance are driven by SPARTA (Standardized Printed Arms Resilience Testing and Assessment), an open protocol pioneered by Redacted Industries and built in collaboration with the 3D2A community. SPARTA is designed to set high, replicable standards for endurance, pressure tolerance, and long-term use across printed weapon platforms.

“We needed a test platform that wasn't just about proving strength in a lab—it had to reflect how these weapons would actually be used,” says Donarski. “SPARTA is our answer to that. And we're making it public because this industry needs standards, not secrecy.”

Redacted Industries plans to release a wide spectrum of firearms—including pistols, rifles, carbines, custom designs, and historically inspired recreations—all built using additive processes. With no reliance on legacy tooling or subtractive constraints, the company is free to develop platforms that are lighter, more efficient, and geometrically unconstrained.