named for the original Springfield Armory in Massachusetts
the original armory closed in 1968
- Elmer C. Ballance renamed LH Manufacturing in Texas to Springfield Armory
- 1974 Bob Reese bought the company
- M1 Garand
- 1911-A1,
- M1A, which is the civilian model of the M-14 rifle
- 2001 introduced the XD pistol line
- 2007 introduced the XD-M
- 2016 SAINT AR-15
- 2017 introduced XD-E
- 2019 Hellcat
Springfield Armory
420 W Main St
Geneseo IL 61254
800.680.6866
springfield-armory.com
About Springfield Armory
Springfield Armory, Inc. is a privately held firearms maker headquartered in Geneseo, Illinois. It borrows its name from the historic federal Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, which closed in 1968, but it is a separate private company. Elmer C. Ballance first used the Springfield Armory name through his Texas company, LH Manufacturing, and named the M1A, a civilian semi-automatic version of the M14 rifle. The Reese family bought the business in 1974 and still runs it, with Dennis Reese as CEO.
For gun owners, Springfield is best known for the M1A, its 1911 pistols, the XD polymer pistol family, the SAINT AR-15 line and the Hellcat micro-compact released in 2019. More recent products include the SA-35 Hi-Power-style pistol (2021), the Echelon modular 9mm (2023) and the Kuna 9mm carbine (2025). The company’s Team Springfield shooting team has been led by Rob Leatham since 1985, and in 2007 the Reese family pledged $1 million to the NRA’s competitive shooting endowment.
Key Facts
- 1974: Reese family bought Springfield Armory from Elmer C. Ballance
- 1985: Rob Leatham became captain of Team Springfield
- 2016: SAINT AR-15 rifle introduced
- September 2019: Hellcat micro-compact 9mm released
- 2021: SA-35 pistol introduced
- 2023: Echelon 9mm modular pistol introduced
Sources
Across the Gun Websites Network
- Springfield Armory Pistols Pistol Buyers Guide.com
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