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In the late 1980s, the company began to struggle after a private stock offering fell short of covering the costs of developing the M89 BG (Big Game) Rifle. In 1989, Kimber of Oregon was sold to Oregon timber baron Bruce Engel, who founded WTD Industries, Inc. Engel had difficulty running Kimber and soon the company sought bankruptcy protection.
Noveske Rifleworks is an American firearms company. They are headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon and are known for their work with the AR-15 platform [ 1 ] and the KeyMod attachment system. Overview
The Oregon Rifles was the first military force organized for the protection of white settlers of the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest of North America. [1] Shortly after the Whitman Massacre, Oregon Governor George Abernethy communicated to the legislature his concern about the seriousness of the conditions, and issued a call for volunteers.
Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment. Colonel William Thompson. (Designated the 1st Continental Regiment in 1776; Captain William Hendricks' Company and Captain Matthew Smith's Company assigned to Northern Department September 8, 1775; marched to Quebec under Benedict Arnold; captured at Quebec December 31, 1775). Cresap's Independent Maryland Rifle ...
Montana Rifle Company is an American company that designed, manufactured, and distributed rifles, rifle actions, barrels and provides gunsmith services. The company ...
The Oregon elements of the 162nd Infantry were reorganized on 30 June 1919 as the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Oregon National Guard. The regiment was renumbered as the 5th Infantry Regiment on 5 May 1920. Restoring its Federal designation, the regiment was redesignated as the 162nd Infantry Regiment on 7 October 1921 and became part of the 41st ...
Mount Hood is the highest summit of the U.S. State of Oregon. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Oregon. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
The 3rd Battalion, 186th Infantry was subsequently withdrawn from Idaho and allotted to Oregon, with the new battalion organized and headquarters recognized at Medford, Oregon, on 24 June 1926. The regiment conducted annual summer training at Camp Lewis, Washington, 1922–24; Camp Jackson, Oregon, 1925–26; and Camp Clatsop, Oregon, 1927–39.