Smith & Wesson changing its corporate name.

[I Swan]

They are a diversified public company who compete in the same space as other diversified public companies such as Vista Outdoors. The name change is to attract investors. It will have no effect at the consumer level.

Gun people are funny. I am pretty sure a lot of them actually believe the ArmaLite Company of Geneseo IL invented the AR-15.

Kind of like how Springfield Armory appropriated the name of an iconic US arsenal to sell quite a few Croatian and Brazilian handguns. This and the ILS prevent me from really being interested in SA products much. All I own is a used M1A I bought here.

[Lonestargrizzly]

AOBC-S9, I like the sound of that.

Still the best value for a pistol out there.

[Kowan]

Still the best value for a pistol out there.

I like it too. Wish the .45ACP was on the roster to go with it's brothers, .40 and 9mm that I have.

[Mitch]

ArmaLite Corporation invented the AR15 in California, no such thing as ArmaLite Company.

ArmaLite of Geneseo, IL, bought the name from a Philippine company. There is no relation between the ArmaLite Division of Fairchild of Hollywood and Costa Mesa, and the modern ArmaLite of Geneseo, IL.

[kozumasbullitt]

ArmaLite of Geneseo, IL, bought the name from a Philippine company. There is no relation between the ArmaLite Division of Fairchild of Hollywood and Costa Mesa, and the modern ArmaLite of Geneseo, IL.

Unless I am missing something...

"Westrom purchased all rights to the Armalite trademark in 1995, and production of Armalite rifles resumed in Illinois."

https://armalite.com/about-us/history/

[sealocan]

" This property protected by American outdoor brands Corporation Inc. a division of American brand subsidiary companies incorporated ! "

Doesn't have the same ring to it as
"This property protected by Smith & Wesson ".

[Kowan]

" This property protected by American outdoor brands Corporation Inc. a division of American brand subsidiary companies incorporated ! "

Doesn't have the same ring to it as
"This property protected by Smith & Wesson ".

Plus you'd need a bigger sign.

[Mitch]

Unless I am missing something...

"Westrom purchased all rights to the Armalite trademark in 1995, and production of Armalite rifles resumed in Illinois."

https://armalite.com/about-us/history/

Yeah, he bought a name. There is no other connection to (the real) ArmaLite of Costa Mesa, just the name that he bought from a Philippine company.

And as I Swan alluded, Springfield Armory wasn't even a name that could be bought, as it was a government arsenal until it was shut down in 1968. Some dudes just hung a shingle and laid claim to a 200 year heritage.

And let's not even get started with Henry Repeating Arm.

[Wordupmybrotha]

Lame