George Kellgren (born May 23, 1943) is a Swedish-born firearms designer, inventor and founder of the gun manufacturer Kel-Tec.
He enlisted in the navy before beginning a career as a firearms designer.
[3] He designed many firearms earlier for Husqvarna and Swedish Interdynamics AB in Sweden.
[4][better source needed] Grendel Inc went out of business in 1994 as a result of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
Kel-Tec had been doing much of the machining for Grendel and the closure of Grendel allowed Kel-Tec to expand their focus ultimately finding a very profitable niche in handgun manufacturing.