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# {{note|Wapo060121}} [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/19/AR2006011903278.html?nav=most_emailed Out With A Bang: The Loss of the Classic Winchester Is Loaded With Symbolism], ''[[Washington Post]]'', |
# {{note|Wapo060121}} [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/19/AR2006011903278.html?nav=most_emailed Out With A Bang: The Loss of the Classic Winchester Is Loaded With Symbolism], ''[[Washington Post]]'', January 21, 2006 |
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Revision as of 00:00, 29 November 2009
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | firearms |
| Predecessor | New Haven Arms Company |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Founder | Oliver Winchester |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Rifles, Shotguns, Ammunition |
| Parent | Fabrique Nationale de Herstal |
| Website | http://www.winchesterguns.com/ |
The U.S. Repeating Arms Company. Inc. (USRAC) is the current avatar of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, famous for making Winchester rifles.
USRAC's predecessor company obtained the Winchester name in 1866 when Oliver Winchester bought control of New Haven Arms Company and changed the name to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. In 1931 Western Cartridge Company (later Olin Corporation) purchased Winchester Repeating Arms and combined with it to form Winchester-Western.
In 1981, The U.S. Repeating Arms Company was formed by Winchester employees to purchase the rights to manufacture Winchester brand rifles and shotguns in New Haven, Connecticut, under license from Olin Corporation.
In 1989, after bankruptcy of the employee organized corporation, USRAC was taken over by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN), a Belgium based international group producing firearms.
Early 2006, it was announced that the plant in New Haven would close and production of several Winchester rifles would cease worldwide, some models would be continued in plants outside the United States.[1] This has changed, as according to Winchester Repeating Arms' website, Winchester guns are still being produced by FN in both the US and Belgium.
Production of ammunition and cartridge components under the Winchester Ammunition Inc. name was retained by Olin, not licensed to USRAC.