The History of Remington Firearms: The History of One of the World's Most Famous Gun Makers

About this book

The History of Remington Firearms is a captivating and wonderful illustrated chronicle of one of the most famous and legendary names in history. Remington is synonymous with the history of the United States from the Civil War the two world wars and every skirmish in between to outlaws beyond the pale and the law enforcement officers hired to catch them. The name Remington is equally synonymous with hunting from casual afternoons plinking by a pond to deer hunting in Pennsylvania to elk and antelope hunting in the West. Through Remingtons commitment to quality and innovation the company has produced many breakthroughs that profoundly influenced Americas industrial development including the production of the worlds first effective typrewriter innovations in smokeless poweder ballistics powdered metal technology and fine products for sportsmen target shooters and hunters for nearly two hundred years. Separate sections in this volume cover all of the companys output including Pistols and Revolvers Rifles and Carbines and Shotguns. The range of firearms discussed spans everything from Riders diminutive parlor pistol which relied on a percussion cap to propel its diminutive .17 projectile to the mighty .30 caliber Browning Machine Gun of 1917 which had a firepower capability of 600 rounds per minute. Many interesting historical pictures and company posters complete the story.