Remington Arms is America's oldest gun manufacturer, and specializes in the manufacturing of shotguns, rifles, and various other firearms and their ammunition. However, they also make Remington-licensed hunting apparel as well as other products.

Contents 1 History 2 Arms 2.1 Current 2.1.1 Rifles 2.1.2 Shotguns 2.1.3 Pistols 2.2 Obsolete 3 External links

History Edit

Remington Arms started in 1816 when Eliphalet Remington believed he could make a better gun than he could buy. Using his father's forge, Remington created flintlock rifles. Although the rifle was placed second in a gun competition, his rifles impressed other shooters, and competitors requested many rifles. By the end of the day Remington Arms was in business.

Remington made their popular model 1858 during the American cival war during the 1860s, the Remington 1858 solid frame cap and ball revolver was preferred over Colt handguns by both sides, however Remington did not not have the connections Colt had, but Union and Confederate troops loved this gun. The gun that truly saved Remington after the cival war was the Remington rolling block rifle, Remington hoped to sell the rolling block's to the US Army but the Army instead choose the trapdoor system made by Springfield, Remington then sold the Remington rolling block's to foreign armies with great success.

However in 1875 Remington launched a new revolver, called the Remington 1875 with a loading gate and ejecter rod, which fired metallic bullets, the gun however could never compete with Colt's legendary Peacemaker, poor business choices and worldwide peace marked the end of Remington's golden years, the failure of the 1875 soon launched the company into collapse in the 1880s.

Remington Arms soon began manufacturing typewriters sewing machines until 1886, where it was split into Remington Rand. Shortly thereafter, Remington Arms was bought by Marcus Hartley and Partners, which also owned the Union Metallic Cartridge company. In 1912, Remington merged with Union Metallic Cartridge to become Remington UMC, guns such as the Model eight rifle and pump actions helped to restore Remington back oo the market.

Famed gun designer John Browning hoped to have Remington produce his model 11 automatic shotgun which would have been wonderful for Remington at the time, but Remington's president Hartly had a heart attack and died while Browning was still in the waiting room, Browing then took his gun to Europe, then later Browning took his gun back to Remington.

In WWI, Remington was contracted by the Allies. They created Berthiers, Pattern 1914 Enfields, and Mosin-Nagants for them. Famed American soldier Alvin York was armed with an Remington 1917 enfield on the battlefield.

Eventually Remington was the bought by DuPont in the Great Depression, then a year later it purchased Peter's Cartridge Company. Later, during WWII, they manufactured the famous M1903A3 Springfield bolt action rifle, with the help of DuPont, and two other companies.

In the 1990's Remington withdrew from the Pistol market, their last pistol being the XP-100 the last of which was produced in 1998. However from 2010, Remington began production of their own version of the infamous Colt M1911 pistol, named the 1911 R1, signalling Remington's return to the wider gun market. This, however, was not the first time that Remington had made their own 1911, having had a contract to make the 1911 during the First World War.

Today Remington Arms is owned by the investment firm, Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice(or CD&R).

ArmsEdit

Revolvers

• Remington 1890
• Remington 1858
• Remington 1875

CurrentEdit

RiflesEdit

Bolt Action:

• Remington Model 33
• Remington Model 34
• Remington Model 341
• Remington Model 37
• Remington Model 41
• Remington Model 411
• Remington Model 5
• Remington Model 504
• Remington Model 510
• Remington Model 511
• Remington Model 512
• Remington Model 513
• Remington Model 514
• Remington Model 521
• Remington Model 540X
• Remington Model 541
• Remington Model 580
• Remington Model 581
• Remington Model 581S
• Remington Model 582
• Remington Model 591
• Remington Model 592
• Remington Nylon 10
• Remington Nylon 11
• Remington Nylon 12
• Remington Model 30
• Remington Model 30 Express
• Remington Model 78
• Remington Model 600
• Remington Mohawk 600
• Remington Model 660
• Remington Model 700
• Remington Model 710
• Remington Model 720
• Remington Model 721
• Remington Model 722
• Remington Model 725
• Remington Model 770
• Remington Model 788

• Remington Model 673
• Remington Model 798
• Remington Model 799
• Remington Model 7
• Remington XR-100

Pump Action:

• Remington Model 7600
• Remington Model 7615

Semi Automatic Action:

• Remington Model 750
• Remington Model 7400
• Remington Model 597

Break Action:

• Remington SPR 22
• Remington SPR 18

ShotgunsEdit

Pump Action:

• Remington Model 870
• Remington Model 887 Nitro Magnum

Semi Automatic Action:

• Model 1100
• Model 11-87
• Remington Model SP-10
• Remington SPR 453
• Remington Model 105CtI

Break Action:

• Remington Premier O/U
• Remington Model 332
• Remington SPR 100
• Remington SPR 210
• Remington SPR 220
• Remington SPR 310

PistolsEdit

• Remington 1911 R1

ObsoleteEdit

• Scoremaster 511
• Sportmaster 512
• 241 Speedmaster
• Model 600
• Model 660
• Remington M1903 Springfield rifle
• Remington Model 788
• Remington Nylon 66
• Remington XP-100

External linksEdit

• Remington's Listing of Firearms