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The ancestor of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company was the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company. It was later reorganized into the New Haven Arms Company, its largest stockholder being Oliver Winchester.
After the American Civil War, Oliver Winchester renamed the company the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
Winchester Repeating Arms Company went into receivership in 1931, and was bought at bankruptcy auction by the Olin family's Western Cartridge Company. Oliver Winchester's firm would maintain a nominal existence until 1935, when Western Cartridge merged with its subsidiary to form Winchester-Western Company; in 1944 the firearms and ammunition operations would be reorganized as the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Industries.
In 1980 the plant was sold to its employees, incorporated as the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (USRAC), together with a license to make Winchester arms. Production of ammunition and cartridge components under the Winchester Ammunition Inc. name was retained by Olin, not licensed to USRAC.
From 1981 until 2006, Winchester guns were made by the USRAC. When USRAC went bankrupt in 1989 it was acquired by a French holding company, then sold to an arms making cartel sponsored by the Belgian Herstal Group, which also owns gun makers Fabrique National (FN) and Browning.
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Did Winhcester Firearms go out of business?
Yes, in a sense they did. There has not been a "Winchester Gun Company" since December of 1980, and prior to that time, it was a division of Olin Industries. Olin sold the original New Haven factory to the newly formed U.S. Repeating Arms Company (U.S.R.A.Co.) in late 1980, and they began business in early 1981. Olin leased U.S.R.A.Co. the rights to use the trade marked WINCHESTER name for a period of 25-years. Sometime in the early 1990s (1993?) Belgian company Fabrique National (F.N.) bought the U.S.R.A.Co., and in March of 2006, they shutdown all U.S. based operations at the New Haven factory. Currently, the Browning Arms Co. has a Winchester division (after they secured the rights to use the trade mark WINCHESTER name). Oddly enough, the Browning Arms Co. is owned by F.N.
Who will manufacture Winchester firearms after the Connecticut factory closes?
those belgians who own the name now will mfg some models till 2008 . then olin corp who owns the name(they used to mfg them ) will relicense someone to mfg again(possibly)
How do you determine the age of a Winchester 101 shotgun in 12 gauge with 30' barrels and made in japan written on barrels?
When the OLIN Corp. purchased Winchester in the 1960's one of their money saving ideas was to import some firearms from Japan and put the Winchester name on them. Most of the Made in Japan Winchesters are from the 1970's.
Who is the owner of the Winchester gun company?
There has not been a "Winchester Gun Company" since December of 1980, and prio to that time. it was a division of Olin Industries. Olin sold the original New Haven factory to the newly formed U.S. Repeating Arms Company (U.S.R.A.Co.) in late 1980, and they began business in early 1981. Olin leased U.S.R.A.Co. the rights to use the trade marked WINCHESTER name for a period of 25-years. Sometime in the early 1990s (1993?) Belgian company Fabrique National (F.N.) bought the U.S.R.A.Co., and in March of 2006, they shutdown all U.S. based operations at the New Haven factory. Currently, the Browning Arms Co. has a Winchester division (after they secured the rights to use the trade mark WINCHESTER name). Oddly enough, the Browning Arms Co. is owned by F.N.
Who and when made western field firearms?
Westernfield was the trade name used by Montgomery Ward for firearms sold by them. They were made by different makers- Winchester, Marlin, Savage, Mossberg, etc. Sears did the same thing under the JC Higgins name, Western Auto under the Revelation name, etc.
What is the birth name of Olin Howland?
Olin Howland's birth name is Howland, Olin.
What is the birth name of Olin Kreutz?
Olin Kreutz's birth name is Olin George Kreutz.
What is the birth name of Olin Francis?
Olin Francis's birth name is Francis, Olin Caldwell.
What is the birth name of Ken Olin?
Ken Olin's birth name is Kenneth Edward Olin.
What is the birth name of Elizabeth Olin?
Elizabeth Olin's birth name is Elizabeth Rosemary Virginia Olin.
What is the birth name of Lena Olin?
Lena Olin's birth name is Lena Maria Jonna Olin.
What was the Cornell firearms company?
It was a trade name used by the Hopkins & Allen Firearms Company for shotguns they made.
