USA office opened in 1985
Nevada, Montana

Armscor history in Philippines

• 1941 – Don Celso Tuason purchases Sportsman’s Headquarters
• 1952 – In postwar Philippines, Don Celso Tuason obtains the first license in his country to begin firearm and ammunition manufacturing
• 1952 – The company is renamed Squires Bingham Manufacturing Inc.
• 1965 – Don Celso turns over control of the company to his three sons: Bolo, Butch, Concoy
• 1980 – Squires Bingham Manufacturing Inc. is reorganized
  – becomes Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ARMSCOR)
  – Demetrio “Bolo” Tuason is named Chairman and President
• Armscor bult 1911s for
  – Charles Daly
  – Tanfoglio
  – Rock Island Armory

• 1985 – Armscor Precision International opens its first office in the US
• 1985 – acquires the Rock Island Armory brand
  – partly outsourced to IMBEL (Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil)
  – distributed in the U.S. by SARCO
  – rebranded Armscor  1911s
• 1997 – the second manufacturer awarded the ISO 9001 certification
• 2011 – new production facilities in Stevensville, Montana
  – Armscor USA Ammo
• 2012 – Martin Tuason becomes new president
• 2016 – Open US Manufacturing plant in Pahrump, NV
• 2017  M200 .38 caliber revolver

Armscor USA and Rock Island Armory
150 North Smart Way
Pahrump, NV 89060

(775) 537-1444