U.S. Made Firearm Manufacturers by State
U.S. Made Outdoor Gear Manufacturers by State
in 2019 there were:
- 53,924 – FFL Dealers (Gun Shops & Home FFLs)
- 7,341 – Pawn-brokers
- 52,446 – Collectors (C&R – Curio & Relic)
- 1,109 – Importers
- 1,910 – Manufacturers of Ammunition
- 13,044 – Manufacturers of Firearms
- 129 – Destructive Device Dealer
- 391 – Destructive Device Manufacturer
- 252 – Destructive Device Importer
- 130,546 – Total FFLs
- January 1, 1816founded in 1816 Ilion, New York Remington is the oldest gun maker in the US largest US …
- October 9, 1851created on October 9, 1851 Hartford, Connecticut 1848 – Christian Sharps (1810–1874), …
- January 1, 1855founded in 1855 1836 founded by Samuel Colt 1847 Colt Walker Single Action Army Peacemaker Colt …
- January 1, 1856founded in 1856 Connecticut, Massachusetts Smith and Wesson both worked at the National Armory in …
- January 1, 18641864 Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee, Massachusetts …
- January 1, 1866founded in 1866 New Haven, Connecticut 1855 the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company – Horace …
- January 1, 18671867 – 1942 Meriden, Connecticut 1867 launched by Charles Parker in Meriden, Connecticut …
- January 1, 1868founded in 1868 – 1916 1868 founded by 5 people based in Norwich, Connecticut 1898 Hopkins …
- January 1, 18701870 Connecticut, New York, Kentucky 1870 founded by John Marlin in North Haven, Connecticut side …
- January 1, 1871Harrington & Richardson founded in 1871 – 2015 Massachusetts 1875 Harrington & …
- January 1, 1871from 1871 to 1993 Massachusetts U.S. firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer Iver Johnson …
- January 1, 18751875 – 1919 New York City October 12, 1839 Charles Daly was born in New York City 1875 began …
- January 1, 1880founded in 1880 Ogden, Utah 1880 founded by brothers John Moses Browning (1855-1926) and Matthew …
- January 1, 1883established in 1883 in Ithaca, New York firearms based on expired patents owned by Remington Arms …
- January 1, 1892began in 1892 Gladstone, Michigan Marble Universal Rifle Sight 1892 began by Webster L. Marble …
- January 1, 1894founded in 1894 Westfield, Massachusetts & Canada 1892 Arthur Savage designed a rifle for Colt …
- August 1, 1916Aug 1916 Auto-Ordnance August 1916 founded by John T. Thompson 1919 first short run production …
- January 1, 1919Started March 1919 New Haven, Connecticut O.F. Mossberg & Sons the oldest family-owned firearms …
- January 1, 1921Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Osakeyhtiö (Firearms and Machine workshop of the Civil Guard) …
- January 1, 1923established in 1923 New York, New Jersey, Maryland 1923 Alexander F. Stoeger – issued a price …
- January 1, 19261926 – 2018 1926 founded in Hamden, Connecticut 1932 purchased by Carl Gustav Swebilius …
- January 1, 1945founded in 1945 California, Wyoming 1945 founded by Roy Weatherby in Huntington Park, California …
- January 1, 1948began in 1948 in Bend, Oregon “Quality First” April 4, 1913 John Amos Nosler was born 1946 …
- January 1, 1949founded in 1949 Connecticut, Arizona, North Carolina Ruger is currently America’s largest …
- January 1, 19511951 Massachusetts 1951 founded by Wallace Judd & James Graham in Yankee Hill, Massachusetts …
- October 1, 1954incorporated on October 1, 1954 California, Illinois, Arizona October 1, 1954 a subdivision of …
- January 1, 1961founded in 1961 Vermont, Florida William Sucher took a Lee–Enfield rifle in trade against a …
- January 1, 1964since 1964 1964 founded by Douglas McClennahan – he had previously worked for Colt, High …
- January 1, 1966Studies In the Operational Negation of Insurgents and Counter-Subversion founded in 1966 1966 …
- January 1, 1967since 1967 New Hampshire, Massachusetts Warren Center developed an unusual break-action, …
- January 1, 1968incorporated in 1968 Norwich, New York 1852 Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and …
- January 1, 19701970 – 1971 Pasadena, California 1966 designed the Auto Mag pistol – designed by Harry …
- January 1, 19701950s Röhm Gesellschaft founded 1970 RG Industries founded Miami, Florida Rohm Gmbh in West Germany …
- January 1, 19701970 – 1991 Irvine, California 1970 established by George Jennings 1978 his son Bruce …
- January 1, 19701970 – 1973 co-founded by Gordon Ingram and Mitchell WerBell within a year both had been from …
- January 1, 19721972–1984 in Fraser, Michigan R.B. Industries (Robert Bauer) imported the Mauser 3000 rifles …
- January 1, 1972founded in 1972 founded in 1972 1974 new owners renamed North American Arms Corp …
- January 1, 19731973 1973 originally the Gwinn Firearms Company in Madison, North Carolina sold the Bushmaster …
- January 1, 1973from 1973 to 2014 Milford, Connecticut Ludwig (Louis) Wilhelm Seecamp (1901-1989) – before …
- January 1, 1974named for the original Springfield Armory in Massachusetts the original armory closed in …
- January 1, 1974Founded in 1974 sole proprietorship,owned by C. Reed Knight producing rifles (including the M110), …
- January 1, 1976began in 1976 New York, Montana 1848-1881 32-year run of original Sharps rifle production March 12, …
- January 1, 1976founded in 1976 1976-1987 Detonics Manufacturing Company – Seattle, Washington 1987-1992 New …
- January 1, 1977Arcadia Machine & Tool 1977 – 1998 from Irwindale, California 1978 AMT Backup 380 1982 to …
- January 1, 1977Since 1526 1977 Beretta USA was established a tradition that has carried over, uninterrupted, …
- January 1, 1977started in 1977 Berryville, Arkansas 1977 started by Bill Wilson as “Wilson’s Gun …
- January 1, 1978founded in 1978 founded by Wayne Baker and Dick Casull 5-shot mini revolver in .22 LR known as …
- January 1, 19781978 Irvine, California 1978 founded by Bruce Jennings in Irvine, California – son of Raven …
- January 1, 1979founded in 1979 1950s Jack Warne started Sporting Arms (Sportco) in Adelaide, South Australia 1968 …
- January 1, 1979founded in 1979 Minnesota, Pennsylvania 1979 Magnum Research’s founders, Jim Skildum and John …
- January 1, 1980founded in 1980 – 1991 Waco, Texas 1980 founded by Robert A. Saunders and Elizabeth Saunders …
- January 1, 1980started 1980 Scottsdale Dillon Precision is privately owned by the Dillon family 1970s Begins to …
- January 1, 1980founded in 1980 Eldridge, Iowa founded by Karl Lewis 1976 Karl worked for Springfield Armory left …
- January 1, 1981established in 1889 USA factory opened in 1981 Columbia, South Carolina Belgium history 1889 FN …
- January 1, 19821982 – 1999 Chino, California 1982 established by Jim Davis in Chino, California – …
- January 1, 1982founded in 1982 1982 founded by Ronnie G. Barrett in Christiana, Tennessee 1982 M82 February 26, …
- January 1, 1982began in 1956 – 2017 Robert Schuetz partnered in business with gunsmith P.O. Ackley 1956 …
- October 1, 1982Calico Light Weapons Systems founded October 1982 California, Nevada, Oregon Oct 1982 in …
- January 1, 19831983 Indiana 1983 Tippmann Arms Company started Dennis Tippmann and his brother Martin Tippmann …
- January 1, 19841984 – 1990 North Hollywood, CA Lajos John Goncz invented – Hungarian Goncz Armament …
- January 1, 1984200,000-square-foot founded in 1939 US plant in 1984 based in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do …
- January 1, 1984based in Miami, Florida started in 1984 1982 Interdynamic AB of Sweden – George Kelgren …
- January 1, 1985founded in 1985 Defense Procurement Manufacturing Services (DPMS) 1985 founded in Osseo, Minnesota …
- January 1, 1985founded in 1985 Virginia, New Hampshire Old World Sig founded in 1853 in – Friedrich Peyer …
- January 1, 1985USA office opened in 1985 Nevada, Montana Armscor history in Philippines 1941 – Don Celso Tuason …
- January 1, 19861963, 1986 in USA 1963 Gaston Glock founded in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria – started out making …
- January 1, 19861986 Coal Valley Illinois 1986 Karl Lewis and Jim Glazier formed Eagle Arms in Coal Valley Illinois …
- January 1, 1986part Cobra snake & part Moray Eel = Cobray started in 1986 Gordon Ingram invented the M-0 …
- January 1, 1987founded in 1987 Rockledge, Florida founded by George Kellgren after he left Interdynamic (Intratec) …
- January 1, 1989established in 1989 Mira Loma, California 1989 established by Jim Waldorf in Mira Loma, California …
- January 1, 19891989 – 2002 Valencia, California 1989 established by Steven Jennings in Valencia, California …
- January 1, 19901990 – 1993 Northridge, California 1990 Joe and Gail Claridge bought 50% of Goncz Armament, …
- January 1, 1990started in 1990 Georgetown, Texas 1990 Tripp Research, Inc. – Virgil Tripp started building …
- January 1, 1990founded in 1990 Stevensville, Montana “Rifles should shoot as well as they look and vice …
- January 1, 1991Founded in 1991 in Cocoa, Florida Founded by George Kellgren in Cocoa, Florida 1995 P-11 1999 P-32 …
- January 1, 1991founded in 1991 Hillsdale, Illinois 2007 moved to LeClaire, Iowa when Illinois started implementing …
- January 1, 1992founded in 1992 1992 Founded by Thomas Deeb to manufacture economical weapons focused on safety and …
- January 1, 1992established in 1992 1991 Raven Arms burned down – George Jennings retired and sold his …
- January 1, 1993U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Co 1993 – 2013 Hartford, Connecticut founded by Doug Donnelly …
- January 1, 19931990-2004 1990 Bob Braverman filed for a patent on his pen gun 1991 marketed by American Derringer …
- January 1, 1995Founded in 1995 Class 2 manufacturer 1989 Super-Shorty – designed & built as a favor …
- January 1, 19951995 Granbury, Texas 1995 founded by Greg Bond in Granbury, Texas – originally named Texas …
- January 1, 1995Founded in 1995 New York, Pennsylvania 1995 founded by Justin Moon in Blauvelt, New York – …
- January 1, 1995founded in 1995 North Carolina, Florida 1995 Ulrich “Uli” Wiegand started the company …
- January 1, 19961996 Colona, Illinois brothers Mark and Chuck Larson originally named Tolerance Plus in Cleveland, …
- January 1, 1996started in 1996 lever action manufacturer no affiliation or lineage to Benjamin Tyler Henry 1996 …
- January 1, 1997since 1997 McCarran, Nevada located in McCarran, Nevada produces M60 and M2 machine guns …
- January 1, 1997since 1997 California, Missouri 1991 importers/distributors as Bauska, Action Arms and Magnum …
- January 1, 1999founded in 1999 Land Warfare Resources Corporation in Cambridge, Maryland…
- January 1, 1999created in 1999 created by gunsmith Keith Sipe – Kimber employee 2019 acquired by private …
- January 1, 1999Started in 1999 North Salt Lake, Utah 1999 founded by Alex Robinson 1999 – 2005 …
- January 1, 20012001 – ? 1986 Tippmann Arms Company quit minitures, started paintball 1986 change in gun laws …
- July 1, 2001since July 1, 2001 Salt Lake City, Utah Wilford Gentry, President one of the “Ring of …
- January 1, 2002founded in 2002 2002 founded by Marty Daniel Savannah, Georgia 2009 new facility in Black Creek, …
- January 1, 2002founded in 2002 Phoenix, Arizona 2002 founded by aerospace engineer Frank DeSomma gas impingement …
- January 1, 2003started in 2003 West Springfield, Massachusetts Steve Troy – retired Massachusetts State …
- May 1, 2003founded in May 2003 Connecticut, Wyoming founded in May 2003 and located in New Britain, …
- January 1, 2004HK USA started 2004 Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia 1948, three former Mauser engineers, Edmund …
- January 1, 20042004 California, Nevada August 2004 Paul Jimenez, bought the bankrupt Bryco Arms reopened in Costa …
- January 1, 2004formed in 2004 Berryville, Arkansas Mark Stone is a founder and the owner gunsmiths who worked for …
- January 1, 2007founded in 2007 West Valley City, Utah 2007 founded as Desert Tactical Arms by Nick Young …
- January 1, 2007started USA branch in 2007 Dayton, Ohio 1958 founded by Ezechiele Chiappa as Armi Sport – …
- January 1, 2007founded in 1994 Florida, North Carolina famous for its tactical OTF automatic knives 1994 founded …
- January 1, 2008founded in 2008 West Valley City, Utah founded by Joshua Waldron and Jonathon Shults 72,000 square …
- January 1, 2008USA office 2008 1864 Josef Werndl founded a company that would become Steyr Arms 1884 M. 85 battle …
- January 1, 2008established in 2008 South Carolina 2008 Jamin McCallum began selling magazines and ammunition …
- January 1, 2009moved to USA in 2009 – 2015 Canada, North Carolina, Alabama History in Canada 1985 founded by …
- December 18, 20092009 – began manufacturing shotgun rails Pro Series 5 – magazine-fed receiver …
- January 1, 20112011 Windham, Maine “The Quality Goes In, Before The Rifle Goes Out” 2011 Richard Dyke …
- January 1, 2011since 2011 Pompano Beach, Florida privately owned and operated United States – subsidiary of …
- December 1, 2012since Dec 2012 to develop and freely publish firearms-related design schematics that can be …
- January 1, 2013founded in 1933 US operations in 2013 Middletown, Pennsylvania formerly the Magen division of the …
- January 1, 2014started in 2014 Trailblazer Firearms 2014 founded by Aaron Voigt – to design, develop, …
- January 1, 20152015 150 pistols per month AUTO MAG LTD CO 4232 Meadow St. Loris, SC 29569 (843) 560-9780 …
- January 1, 2015since 2015 Fort Wayne, Indiana originated from Tippmann Arms, a manufacturer of miniature scale …
Number of FFLs per year
- 1975 – 161927
- 1976 – 165,697
- 1977 – 173,484
- 1978 – 169,052
- 1979 – 171,216
- 1980 – 174,619
- 1981 – 190,296
- 1982 – 211,918
- 1983 – 230,613
- 1984 – 222,443
- 1985 – 248,794
- 1986 – 267,166
- 1987 – 262,022
- 1988 – 272,953
- 1989 – 264,063
- 1990 – 269,079
- 1991 – 276,116
- 1992 – 284,117
- 1993 – 283,925
- 1994 – 250,833
- 1995 – 191,495
- 1996 – 135,794
- 1997 – 107,554
- 1998 – 105,536
- 1999 – 103,942
- 2000 – 103,157
- 2001 – 102,913
- 2002 – 103,411
- 2003 – 104,105
- 2004 – 106,214
- 2005 – 106,432
- 2006 – 107,316
- 2007 – 108,933
- 2008 – 112,943
- 2009 – 115,395
- 2010 – 118,487
- 2011 – 123,587
- 2012 – 130,956
- 2013 – 139,244
- 2014 – 141,116
- 2015 – 139,840
- 2016 – 137,464
- 2017 – 136,081
- 2018 – 134,191
- 2019 – 130,546
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