Remington Arms history

At the top of the employees’ checks, the name “Remington Arms” was printed, along with the address of the company’s new facility at 1816 Remington Circle SW in Huntsville.

In 1828 he expanded the business by purchasing 100 acres of land closer to the canal.

Eliphalet negotiated his first firearms contract to manufacture 5,000 Model 1841 “Mississippi” rifles for the United States Army Ordnance Department.

Also in 1845, Remington crafted the first gun barrel in America to be fashioned from solid steel.

1856: Remington and his three sons form E. Remington and Sons.

Eliphalet Remington II, (born October 28, 1793, Suffield, Connecticut, United States—died August 12, 1861, Ilion, New York), United States firearms manufacturer.

The Civil War officially ended in April 1865, and Remington’s vast Armory began making a great variety of firearms for civilian hunters, for settlers moving west, and for the emerging target shooting sportsmen.

Problems were exacerbated by untimely setbacks, such as the infamous Chicago fire of 1874, which destroyed Remington's sewing machine company.

1886: Company goes bankrupt.

On March 7, 1888, ownership of E. Remington & Sons was sold by the Remington family to new owners, Marcellus Hartley and Partners.

In 1893, Hugo ­Borchardt developed his semi-automatic pistol, the C-93.

Remington's fortunes began to improve following a government order in 1898 for 100,000 guns during the Spanish-American War.

Ultimately Remington acquired the rights to produce the gun in the States. It is based on Browning’s 1900 patent, which was sold to Fabrique Nationale.

And Remington handguns like the Model 1911 R1 and the R51 are reinventing shootability and redefining performance.