IV 
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 black-
smith named Eliphalet ‘‘Lite’’ Remington II produced his 
first firearm with a barrel he forged at his father’s busi-
ness 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 pub-
lic 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 manufac-
turing and the ability to produce mass manufactured fire-
arm 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 Gov-
ernment; 
Whereas since the middle of the 19th century, Remington has 
supplied arms to the United States Armed Forces when-
ever they stepped onto the field of battle; 
Whereas beginning in 1848, Remington began to build per-
cussion military rifles for the Army and percussion 
breech-loading carbines for the Navy, along with percus-
sion 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 Eng-
land, and the company sought to diversify their manufac-
turing 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 con-
tinued in the years preceding the Nation’s entry into the 
Great War with Remington merging with the Union Me-
tallic 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 Al-
lies; 
Whereas even during the demands of producing such a large 
amount of firearms and ammunition, the company’s em-
ployees 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 introduc-
tion; 
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 simi-
larly 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 innova-
tive products including advanced semi-automatic rifles, 
handguns, sound suppressors, long-range sniper systems, 
shotguns, clay targets, accessories and ammunition avail-
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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 Rem-
ington 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 con-
tinuously 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the Remington Arms Company on its 200th anniver-
sary. 
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