Chapter 8 Part 2

Question 1

is a familiar firearm company to many for its inexpensive firearms.

Answer 1

Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ARMSCOR)

Question 2

This is owned by the Squires Bingham Co. Inc., a holding company for the family of Don Celso Tuason.

Answer 2

Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ARMSCOR)

Question 3

an ISO 9001 certified compliant company which manufactures weapons using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) equipment.

Answer 3

Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ARMSCOR)

Question 4

was formed by Charles Dorcester and George Sullivan in 1950. They developed the Colt-produced M16.

Answer 4

Armalite, Inc.

Question 5

an Spanish Government weapon development agency located in Madrid, Spain.

Answer 5

Centro dos Estudios Technicos de Materiales Especiales (CETME )

Question 6

formerly Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Samuel Colt.

Answer 6

Colt’s Manufacturing Company (CMC)

Question 7

best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century.

Answer 7

Colt’s Manufacturing Company (CMC)

Question 8

Colt’s earliest designs played a major role in the popularization of the revolver and the shift away from earlier single-shot pistols. While Sam Colt did not invent the revolver concept, his designs resulted in the first very successful ones.

Answer 8

Colt’s Manufacturing Company (CMC)

Question 9

is a manufacturer of firearms in the United States. The corporate headquarters is in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Answer 9

Smith & Wesson (S&W)

Question 10

Founded in 1852, their pistols and revolvers have become standard issue to police and armed forces throughout the world.

Answer 10

Smith & Wesson (S&W)

Question 11

They are also used by sport shooters and have been featured in numerous Hollywood movies, particularly Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry.

Answer 11

Smith & Wesson (S&W)

Question 12

has been known for the many types of ammunition it has introduced over the years, and many cartridges bear the company’s name.

Answer 12

Smith & Wesson (S&W)

Question 13

a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, located in New Haven, Connecticut.

Answer 13

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Question 14

The brand is today used under license by two subsidiaries of the Herstal Group, Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Morgan, Utah.

Answer 14

Winchester Repeating Arms Company