The earliest manufacturing year for springfield. Was 1919.
The Springfield Armory began production in 1777. It closed in 1968 and is now a national historic site. The company was the main source of weapons during the American Revolutionary War.
The Springfield name was used starting about 1915 until the late 1940's. From 1916 to 1920, the plant was used to manufacture Mosin-Nagant rifles for the Russian military and no Stevens firearms were produced. In 1920 the company was purchased by Savage Arms and production of the Stevens trade names, including Riverside and Springfield, was resumed.
The Western Auto company did not MAKE firearms, but like many retailers, had firearms made under their name by gun makers such as Savage, Marlin, Springfield, etc.
Wilson Combat is a firearms company that is known nationally for their pistol production. This is a company that is headquartered in Berryville, Arkansas.
All military rifles that were made for the U.S. were made at Springfield Amory,which is located at Springfield,Mass.It became a official U.S. arsenal in the year 1872.The first firearms made there were in 1795.This arsenal should not be confused with the Company Springfield Arsenal which is a totally different entity which is located in Geneseo,Illinois.
yes they do.The browning firearms company began using a two letter system to help date production of there firearms in 1975.
I have a 12 Ga. sitting here saying springfield manufactured by J. Stevens arms company. If that helps ya any. It's a single shot that's really short with no searial number or model number.
The Springfield Model 15 was produced by The J. Stevens Company beginning in 1938. Intended as a boy's rifle (A low-caliber, easily used, rifle), it saw production into the early 40's when production tapered off on account of the war effort.
The Chrysler LeBaron first went into production in 1931. It was the Chrysler Custom Imperial Eight. This is the earliest mention of the LeBaron name associated with the Chrysler company.
It was a trade name used by the Hopkins & Allen Firearms Company for shotguns they made.
They are no longer in business. The Noble Firearms Company operated from 1950 - 1970.
There are two companies which used the name Springfield Armory - one owned by the US government, and a private company which later took over the name. Both companies manufactured a number of different firearms. You would have to specify which specific firearm you had in mind.