New gun game, name only one, it's for science.

[nitroxdiver]

Bauer firearms company

73

[Citadelgrad87]

Limited to domestic?

If not, CETME.

47

[ARDude]

Dornaus & Dixon...maker of the Bren 10

[sealocan]

Limited to domestic?

If not, CETME.

47

The O.P. / original poster here and I will say No limits but I was looking for manufacturers that did something good for the U.S.A. , like employed American citizens or paid taxes or paid import fees or had an ad campaign that ran in America that cost money or did their part for the an American war effort...etc., etc., Or other things that might give the impression that firearms manufacturers are not evil and should be encouraged.
So I guess technically the things that didn't help our country in any way like the Nambu pistols and other bring back firearms might not technically count but if people list them that's fine too.

This thread actually gave me the wild idea that the America's probable upcoming economic downturn might be partially avoided if we could start selling something that the world needed as a necessity, not just a luxury item.
Maybe if we started being the world's manufacturer of firearms for personal protection again. We once sold revolvers to Russia and our firearms were thought of as top notch and innovative.
In bad times people around the worldwill need them and we've already lost the automanufacturing status battle to the japanese/germans, but some of the world still likes our guns and thinks highly of them. Or at least highly enough to copy them closely.
We just need to come up with 1 or 2 new innovative designs, and some good advertising campaigns and have every citizen of the world by just one of our guns. That'll bring some jobs and some money to the U.S.A.

Here I am solving the United States of America's economy all by myself.
Just joking.

And so this post counts as a guess I'll go with.

IBM firearms division, that made 1911s (and maybe some other things?) during world war II.


83 responses.

[operavoice]

Davis Industries.

[hitdank]

Group industries. Sold off their uzis to vector.

No guess.

[subscriber]

Springfield Armory

The SA here and now is not the original one. Ditto for Rock Island Armory (I think).

[sealocan]

*edited because my guess below was proven incorrect, apparently someone still owns the rights to the high standard name and is making at least some products and firearms or so it seems from their website.

I'm running out of guesses myself but here's one from our neighbors to the north and I think it should count because I'm sure taxes were collected as they were imported to some of our bordering States.

Cooey firearms of Canada is like a Canadian tradition in 22 rimfire long guns and single shot shotguns. Here's a link to the photo of a semi truck they had drive-through parades in Canada with all of their different models, of course that was many years ago though.

https://calibremag.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/8ad8bf70-67cc-45cf-8307-3d70bc9e14ba.jpg

High Standard Firearms was an American manufacturer of firearms, based in Houston, Texas. The company was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1926 as a supplier to the numerous firearms companies in the Connecticut Valley. It was based in New Haven from 1932-1945, at which time it was relocated to suburban Hamden, CT, where it continued to manufacture firearms from 1946 through 1977, at which time it moved to East Hartford, CT, from 1977-1984

26 responses

[Dirk Tungsten]

High Standard Firearms was an American manufacturer of firearms, based in Houston, Texas. The company was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1926 as a supplier to the numerous firearms companies in the Connecticut Valley. It was based in New Haven from 1932-1945, at which time it was relocated to suburban Hamden, CT, where it continued to manufacture firearms from 1946 through 1977, at which time it moved to East Hartford, CT, from 1977-1984

26 responses

Maaaaaaan...I hate to do it again, but:

https://highstandardfirearmsusa.com/

Sorry

Also: Arcadia Machine and Tool

[BB1776]

Harrington and Richardson

(The original not H&R 1871)

36

[sealocan]

Maaaaaaan...I hate to do it again, but:

https://highstandardfirearmsusa.com/

Sorry

Also: Arcadia Machine and Tool

Don't be sorry man, it's all just the fun of the game.

What gets me about that one is that I checked Wikipedia and they said... High Standard manufacturing company is "Defunct
2018" but if you can post up an active website, as you just did, it obviously is moving forward in some form or fashion.

And since I'm running out of answers I'll just post up something like I did before..

Singer firearms division, of the famous sewing machine company, during world war II made 1911s. They might still be around, I don't know but their manufacturing of firearms divisions are definitely gone for good.


I'm running out of answers so I think this might top out earlier than I first thought it would.

45 total responses is my newest guess.

[sealocan]

F.I. industries. They made a .380 that had similar looks like a miniature Colt 1911 in Washington dc. Maybe they thought all those politicians would help the local community employ people?
"This Pistol was not made by Colt but by FI Industries Washington DC and was to be contracted by Colt to produce this product line."

Very similar in appearance to the Colt's Pony .380.

But they're gone and no one will make guns in Washington DC again that's for sure.

I'm running out of answers so I'm going to say they'll be only a total of 33 responses, if we're lucky.

[12pewpew]

AMT

63

[Romeo_alpha01]

Mateba

42

[sealocan]

Phillips and Rogers was a company that made their Medusa revolver.

it was basically a k-framed Smith & Wesson revolver but with a special cylinder that allowed you to shoot about 20 different calibers. It was truly a multi caliber revolver and even the barrel was stamped 38/357/9 mm.
It could shoot some pretty varied stuff from 38 long to .380 autoto 9 mm Largo and lots in between.

Unfortunately it wasn't popular for whatever reasons and I don't think they're around anymore or ever will be.
If you've never seen it before he has an interesting video on it..

https://youtu.be/UaNoDR1MMCQ

And I think it's going to be 56 responses.