Winchester started as Volcanic Repeating Arms, and later became the New Haven Arms Company before becoming the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1867. Today, Winchester is a division of the U.S. Repeating Arms Company, along with Browning and Fabrique Nationale (FN). The U.S. Repeating Arms Company is owned by GIAT, a major French defense contractor. Popular Winchester firearms include: Winchester ...

AMT (Arcadia Machine & Tool) is now a subsidiary of High Standard. For historical information on AMT guns, visit Ian’s AMT Information Site.

Beretta firearms accepted its first customer order on 3 October, 1526 by Mastro Bartolomeo Beretta of Gardone, Italy. This makes Beretta the oldest firearms manufacturer in the world. Beretta is owned by Beretta Holding S.p.A., which also owns Benelli, Franchi, Stoeger, Sako, Tikka, and Uberti Aldo & Company (a.k.a. Cimarron Arms). Articles on Beretta Pistols Target lite: the Beretta 87 ...

The Colt firearms company was incorporated in 1855 in Connecticut as the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. Renowned inventor Samuel L. Colt had been involved in firearms manufacturing since he was granted a patent for his first revolver in 1836. A popular saying, with many variations, goes something like this: “God created men, Samuel Colt made them equal.” Samuel ...

Smith and Wesson Firearms, an American gun manufacturer, was founded in 1852 by Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson. Innovations pioneered by Smith and Wesson firearms include the self-contained cartridge, rimfire ammunition, the first magnum handgun, and the first all stainless-steel revolver. Articles on Smith and Wesson Firearms Smith and Wesson Museum Smith and Wesson opened the new Smith and Wesson ...

Marlin Firearms, an American gun manufacturer, was founded by John Mahlon Marlin in 1870. Marlin Firearms is famous for its lever action rifles and for its .22 rimfire rifles. In 2003, Marlin Firearms acquired the assets of H&R 1871, the world’s largest manufacturer of single-shot shotguns and rifles. This gave Marlin Fireams control over the brands Harrington & Richardson, Wesson ...

Weatherby firearms, an American firearms manufacturer and importer, was founded by Roy Weatherby in 1945. Weatherby is a leader in the design and manufacture of magnum rifle cartridges and the rifles that fire them. Weatherby firearms also sells over/under, side-by-side, and semi-auto shotguns. In addition to manufacturing, Weatherby also imports Howa rifles (Japan) and shotguns from SKB (Japan) and Fausti ...

Kahr Arms, an American gun manufacturing company, was founded by Justin Moon, who personally designed the firms first firearms and holds seven U.S. patents for firearm design. Justin Moon is a member of the Unification Church and is the son of the church’s founder, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon. Justin was born in Seoul, Korea, on July 17, 1970. Justin ...

Savage Firearms, an American gun manufacturer, was founded in 1894 by Arthur Savage in Utica, NY. Savage manufactures muzzleloaders, centerfire and rimfire hunting rifles, and sniper rifles for police use. Savage Firearms now manufacturers rimfire rifles in Canada. Savage also manufactures a discount line of quality rifles sold under the brand name Stevens. Savage Law Enforcement Series includes: 10FP (.223 ...

JLD Enterprises, an American gun manufacturing company, was founded in Farmington Connecticut in 1997 by Jose Luis Diaz. In 2003, JLD Enterprises purchased the FMP arms plant in Portugal. FMP was an H&K licensed G3 manufacturer. JLD purchased all of the toolinsg, machinery, original engineering drawings, and diagrams required to manufacture the H&K 91/G3 series of rifles. JLD Enterprises manufactures ...