founded in 1866 New Haven, Connecticut 1855 the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company – Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson partnership – Norwich, Connecticut – largest stockholder was Oliver Winchester 1856 moved to New Haven 1856 Volcanic Repeating Arms Company went bankrupt 1857 Winchester and partner John M. Davies purchased the assets – New Haven Arms Company 1860 Benjamin Henry perfected the … Read more
1825 Prague, Czechoslovakia 1825 Louis Sellier & Jean Maria Nicolaus Bellot established a percussion cap factory in Prague ready-made paper cartridges pinfire shotshells 1870 Louis Sellier died 1872 Sellier family bought out Bellot plants in Prussia and Latvia 1893 trademark appeared WWI all of their production After WWI leading ammo supplier to their new country’s … Read more
founded in 1816 Ilion, New York Remington is the oldest gun maker in the US largest US producer of shotguns and rifles developed or adopted more cartridges than any other gun maker or ammunition manufacturer in the world 1816 Remington built his own gun at age 23 – he entered a shooting match & … Read more
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