U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
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| Private/no longer in production since 2011 | |
| Industry | Firearms, Defense |
| Headquarters | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Products | Firearms, weapons |
| Website | defunct corporation |
United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. (U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co., ) was a privately held firearms-manufacturing firm based in Hartford, Connecticut. Originally produced single action revolvers that were clones of the Colt Single Action Army revolver. The factory was located "Under the Blue Dome," the former site of the Colt East Armory, where Colt's Manufacturing Company produced many of their classic firearms in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company no longer exists since about late 2011, and The Company was the last fire arms maker in the Colt's Armory Complex - and the site is now seeking Historic Landmark Status.
U. S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. was the only firearm company still manufacturing when it closed in 2011, in the City of Hartford, CT. Due to space limitations, the company built an additional production location outside of the Blue Dome in order to accommodate their CNC machinery.
US Fire Arms had an active role in firearms politics in the United States, and issued a statement on the District of Columbia v. Heller court decision on the interpretation of the Second Amendment
US Fire Arms was best known for producing firearms based on the Colt Single Action Army revolver, semiautomatic M1911 pistols and rifles such as the Lightning rifle. These models are no longer manufactured by United States Fire Arms Mfg. Co., as the company no longer exists.
Company used to maintain an "Old Armory Custom Shop" which produced custom firearms to order. These firearms featured expensive traditional materials and techniques such as engraving or hand engraving, gold inlay, damascening, case hardening, polishing, and fine metal plating, or other finish.
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