![]() ![]() Although the company lacks the storied heritage of other famous American gunsmiths, it has a worthy record of design and innovation. Sturm Ruger & Co., better known simply as Ruger was founded in Connecticut in 1949 by William Ruger and Alexander Sturm. Remington continues producing ammunition, but RemArms, which bought the firearms business in 2020, now designs, builds, and ships Remington firearms. In 1871 it established the Remington Ammunition Works to produce metallic, centerfire ammunition. Thereafter, it made firearms for hunters, settlers developing the west, and for target shooting. Army Ordnance contract in 1845, Remington continued to supply the Federal Army and Navy throughout the Civil War. Remington and Sons in 1851 when his three sons joined the business. ![]() Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.Įliphalet Remington founded his company in 1816 after finishing second in an 1816 shooting contest where his flintlock so impressed fellow contestants that he finished the day with enough orders to begin business as a gunsmith.
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