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History of American Gun and Powder Companies

I. FOUNDING DATES AND LOCATIONS OF THE MAJOR GUN AND POWDER COMPANIES. 1802: DuPont Powder Company (Wilmington, Delaware) 1816: Remington Arms Company (Illion, New York) 1832: Parker Gun Company (Meriden, Connecticut) 1835: Hazard Powder Company (Hazardville, Connecticut) 1837: Colt Firearms Company (Hartford, Connecticut) 1848: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company (Hartford, Connecticut) 1852: Smith and Wesson (Springfield, …

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