Marlin Firearms

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Marlin Firearms Company
legal form US corporation
founding 1870
Seat 141 years in North Haven , Connecticut, USA
from 2010s Madison, in Madison County (North Carolina)
Branch Weapons manufacturer
Website www.marlinfirearms.com

Marlin Firearms has been manufacturing firearms since 1870. The company's headquarters are in Madison, in Madison County, North Carolina . Previously, the company was based in North Haven , Connecticut , USA, for 141 years .

history

Marlin Model 1894 carbine in .357 Magnum caliber
Marlin "Micro-Groove rifling"

Marlin-Firearms was founded in North Haven in 1870. The founder was John Mahlon Marlin, born on May 6, 1836 in Boston Neck (died July 1, 1901). Marlin learned the trade of a toolmaker from May 6, 1854 from the company "American Machine Works" . During the Civil War, he worked in the production of Colt in Hartford . From 1863, John Marlin was known as a pistol manufacturer in North Haven. The first weapons he made were single-shot small pistols for women's handbags. His first patents concern lever action rifles. They are from February 8th and April 5th 1870, from the period he spent at Hartfort between 1867 and 1869. From 1871 he was officially registered as a weapons manufacturer in North Haven. In the period from 1870 to 1887, in addition to small pistols, he manufactured six different models of revolvers and designed new models of long guns . He registered a total of 25 patents on weapons. In 1879 the first prototype for long guns was completed, and from 1881 an improved version began series production. Plans from 1899 show the construction of an extensive arms factory in North Haven. After the founder's death in 1901, sons Mahon Henry Marlin (born 1864, died 1949) and John Howard Marlin (born 1876, died 1959) took over management of the company. Mahon H. Marlin was the manufacturing manager and developer, while John H. Marlin was responsible for sales and administration.

Towards the end of the First World War, Marlin manufactured a large number of Marlin Rockwell M1918 machine guns for arming aircraft and armored vehicles. During World War II, Marlin produced 15,000 of the United Defense M42 submachine guns as an alternative to the Thompson submachine gun . They were made available by the Office of Strategic Services Resistance Forces in Europe and Asia, as well as special Allied Command Forces.

Marlin is known for high quality lever action rifles and has always competed with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company , which offers similar products. A special feature of Marlin weapons are known as "micro-groove rifling" features developed in the late 1950s and have been patented.

  • Marlin revolver from 1887

  • Marlin aircraft machine gun from 1917

  • Marlin rifle disassembled

  • Marlin mechanism for lever action rifles

Marlin Firearms became a subsidiary of Remington Arms in 2007 . In April 2008 it was announced that manufacturing in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts , would end at the end of 2008. About 200 employees were laid off. 2010 also saw the end of manufacturing in North Haven. 265 jobs were cut. In April 2011, there were only 6 employees left at Marlin in North Haven. The manufacture of the Marlin brand weapons was continued by Remington at other locations. According to address information in catalogs, the company headquarters was relocated to Madison, in Madison County (North Carolina) .

literature

Web links

Commons : Marlin firearms  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marlin Firearms: The History of Marlin Firearms ( Memento April 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), official website of Marlin Firearms
  2. ^ Marlin Firearms: Company History ( Memento of October 30, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), official website of Marlin Firearms
  3. ^ William S. Brophy, Marlin Firearms
  4. ↑ Patent US3100358 : Rifled gun barrel. Published on November 27, 1959 , Applicant: Marlin Firearms Co., inventor Thomas R. Robinson Jr ..
  5. ↑ Press release: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms ( Memento of July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), official website of Marlin Firearms
  6. ↑ Press release: Remington Announces Manufacturing Consolidation Plan. ( Memento of July 17, 2012 on the Internet Archive ), official website of Marlin Firearms
  7. ↑ Press release: Freedom Group, Inc. Announces Strategic Manufacturing Move Marlin Firearms to Relocate ( Memento July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), official website of Marlin Firearms
  8. ^ The Hartford Courant, April 1, 2011 issue: Marlin Firearms Closes In North Haven, Ending 141 Years Of Manufacturing In Connecticut ( December 31, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ News8, wnth.com, edition March 25, 2010: Marlin Firearms closing, 265 laid off ( Memento of March 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ Marlin: 2014 Firearms Catalog ( Memento from June 20, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (online PDF 13 MB)