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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 870 

Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Remington Arms Company. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 

Mr. HANNA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Remington Arms 

Company. 

Whereas in late 1816 the young, enterprising son of a blacksmith named Eliphalet ‘‘Lite’’ Remington II produced his 

first firearm with a barrel he forged at his father’s business in the Mohawk Valley region of upstate New York 

for use in a rifle competition because he was dissatisfied 

with the products that were available for sale to the public at the time; 

Whereas the company that grew from this first rifle gained 

a reputation for high-quality firearms craftsmanship and 

in 1828 relocated to their current site in Ilion, New 

York, that shortly after produced over 8,000 barrels per 

year; 


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Whereas early adoption of innovative methods of manufacturing and the ability to produce mass manufactured firearm components with tight tolerances led to a mastery of 

interchangeable parts that gave the company a distinct 

advantage to make firearms for the United States Government; 

Whereas since the middle of the 19th century, Remington has 

supplied arms to the United States Armed Forces whenever they stepped onto the field of battle; 

Whereas beginning in 1848, Remington began to build percussion military rifles for the Army and percussion 

breech-loading carbines for the Navy, along with percussion and metallic cartridge revolvers for the United 

States Armed Forces, a total of more than 200,000 

handguns over the course of the Civil War; 

Whereas in the 1870s, the firearms production capacity of 

Remington surpassed that of the entire country of England, and the company sought to diversify their manufacturing lines to include agricultural equipment, cutlery, 

typewriters, bicycles, cash registers, sewing machines and 

other technically complex equipment over the years; 

Whereas its support of the United States Armed Forces continued in the years preceding the Nation’s entry into the 

Great War with Remington merging with the Union Metallic Cartridge Company in time to provide the Allies 

with millions of military rifles, pistols, and machine guns 

by increasing their workforce more than 15 times; 

Whereas in the late 1930s, the Nation once again called upon 

Remington to arm the country against the threat from 

the Axis Powers, and Remington duplicated its effort 


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from World War I by supplying more than 1,500,000 

military rifles; 

Whereas during both World Wars, Remington supplied more 

than half of the small arms ammunition used by the Allies; 

Whereas even during the demands of producing such a large 

amount of firearms and ammunition, the company’s employees still filed more than 1,000 patents during the 

first half of the 20th century; 

Whereas in 1950, Remington introduced the 870 shotgun, 

still produced in their factory in Ilion, New York, today, 

the best-selling shotgun in the world for purposes of 

sport and self-defense and recognized as the emblem of 

all shotguns, with over 11,000,000 made since introduction; 

Whereas in 1960, Remington introduced the first plastic body 

shot shells to replace metal body shells, which are today 

the industry standard for shotgun ammunition; 

Whereas Remington’s Model 700, introduced in 1962, is similarly known as the standard for bolt action rifles, remains 

a dominant force in the precision rifle market and the 

basic platform for the widely used M24 Military Sniper 

Weapon System; 

Whereas the company also led the industry in the adoption 

of metal injection molding technologies during the 1980s 

for firearms and a host of other products; 

Whereas Remington still manufactures and supplies innovative products including advanced semi-automatic rifles, 

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able for self-defense, sport shooting, law enforcement, 

and military service alike; 

Whereas this company is not just a symbol of the Nation’s 

heritage, but an example of this country’s entrepreneurial 

spirit, a business that has been shaped and protected by 

the Bill of Rights and the fundamental values of free will 

and self-determination; 

Whereas today nearly 3,500 United States workers proudly 

produce high-quality firearms and accessories for Remington in several States, including new versions of their 

most popular guns to commemorate their longevity; and 

Whereas Remington Arms is among the Nation’s oldest continuously operating manufacturers and was born out of 

a search for a superior firearm, industrial innovation, 

and the desire to better protect family, home, community, 

and country: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes the Remington Arms Company on its 200th anniver3 sary. 

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