since 2014
Fort Wayne, Indiana
- originated from Tippmann Arms, a manufacturer of miniature scale fully automated machine guns in the 1980’s
- .357 Mag Rolling Block
- .44 Mag Rolling Block
- Rolling Block 45-70
Tippmann Armory
3518 Adams Center Rd.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46806
260-441-9603
tippmannarmory.com
About Tippmann Armory
Tippmann Armory is a Fort Wayne, Indiana, firearms maker that grew out of the work of inventor Dennis “Denny” Tippmann Sr. In the early and mid-1980s, Tippmann built and sold half-scale rimfire replicas of famous machine guns such as the Browning M2 and 1919, along with about 30 half-scale Gatling gun replicas in .38 caliber in 1980 and 1981. That machine gun business ended in 1986, when the Firearm Owners Protection Act closed the machine gun registry to new civilian guns. Tippmann then built Tippmann Arms into a major paintball marker maker, which a private equity firm bought in 2004.
Tippmann returned to firearms in 2014 with rolling block rifles, which RECOIL described as the only rolling blocks then being made in America, in calibers such as .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .45-70. The company’s best-known modern product is a quarter-scale 9mm Gatling gun with eight 10-inch barrels, introduced at SHOT Show 2019 and mounted on a wooden carriage made by local Amish craftsmen. As a hand-cranked gun, it is not classified as a machine gun under federal law. More than 300 had been produced at the time of RECOIL’s report.
Key Facts
- 1980-1981: Tippmann builds about 30 half-scale .38 caliber Gatling gun replicas
- Mid-1980s: Half-scale rimfire M2 and 1919 replicas sold
- 1986: Firearm Owners Protection Act ends new civilian machine gun production
- 2004: Tippmann paintball company sold to a private equity firm
- 2014: Tippmann returns to firearms with rolling block rifles
- January 2019: Quarter-scale 9mm Gatling gun shown at SHOT Show
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