Springfield Armory : History

["DoubleAction"]

....Many have confused "Springfield Armory" of Geneseco, Illinois, with that of the "U.S. Government Arsenal" of the same name.

.....As of January 1993, a company bearing the name of Springfield,Inc. purchased the inventory, name, patents, trademarks, and logo of Springfield Armory, Inc.

.....The U.S. Government Arsenal closed in 1975.

[MLB]

I'm pretty sure that's intentional on the "new" Springfield Armory's part.

Not that that's unusual though. Think about the current Thompson, Winchester, Indian, Triumph...

[TMan]

Yes, I remember seeing commercials about Bell & Howell, "a name you have learned to trust". B.S. it is just a Chinese company that is using the name of the old company.

I abhor dishonesty. At least Remington is still the old company, but who knows where the guns or parts come from.

I remember working on a 1419 check sorter. It read the magnetic stripe on the bottom of the checks and then sent an interrupt to the computer. The computer then had to determine which pocket to send the check to without a split second.

Anyhow, the sorter, which was made in the USA had a bad bearing. I pulled the old bearing and looked at it and on the side it said: "Made in Japan". Now days I would be happy to see "Made in Japan" because it would indicate to me a more than likely higher quality than "Made in China". (Incidentally, I don't have anything against the Chinese - they are extremely hard working people).

["DoubleAction"]

.....How About These :

.....Rock Island Arsenal : www.ria.army.mil/

.....Rock Island Armory : rockislandarmory.com/

.....Rock River Arms : www.rockriverarms.com/

....Do a google search and see how many people confuses Rock Island Arsenal with Rock Island Armory.

....The Rock Island Arsenal : As with most of the commercial versions of the 1911, the Colt Officer's ACP is the Colt commercial version of the M-15 General Officer's Model, which was manufactured at the Rock Island Arsenal for Generals of the U. S. Army and Air Force during the 1970's. The Officer's ACP and Military M-15 both feature a 3 1/2" barrel with a shorter magazine well holding six rounds.

[TMan]

DA, it confuses me all the time!!! In fact even now I'm not sure what I have, but it wasn't expensive. Wonder if my confusion has anthing to due wit da 4 glasses fo Sangria I jus drunk.

[5ontarget]

Dec 4, 2010 20:31:25 GMT -5 MLB said:

I'm pretty sure that's intentional on the "new" Springfield Armory's part.

Not that that's unusual though. Think about the current Thompson, Winchester, Indian, Triumph...

Agreed, with a slogan of "The first name in American firearms", it seems they are trying to play off the history of the name. Of note, they do fine (not up to custom shop) and affordable (much less than custom shop) work on M1/Garands ...which were made at the government's Springfield Armory (and other locations), long before this company had the name. About the cheapest repark and rebarrel out there, but the replacement barrel they use will disqualify the gun from the official service rifle Garand matches.