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The SPAS-12 was designed from the ground up as a rugged military shotgun, and it was named the Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun. In 1990, Franchi renamed the shotgun the Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun, which allowed continued sales to the United States as a limited-magazine-capacity, fixed-stock model until 1994.
The new owners continued importing firearms and marketing them with the Charles Daly name until the late 1920s when the company was sold to the Walzer family, which owned Sloan's Sporting Goods in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Walzers established a branch of Sloan's in New York City known as Charles Daly & Company.
Stoeger is a wholly owned subsidiary of Benelli USA, which in turn is owned by Italian firearms conglomerate Beretta Holding S.A. [1] [2] Besides marketing a line of tactical and hunting shotguns as well as air rifles, Stoeger also serves as a Federal Firearms Licensee for importing firearms by Uberti, a company owned by Beretta Holding.
In 2018, Walmart stopped selling guns and ammunition to persons younger than 21, following a similar move by Dick's Sporting Goods on the same day. [422] In the same year, Walmart stopped selling military-style rifles that were commonly used in mass shootings. [421] As of 2019, Walmart was a major retailer of firearms and ammunition. [423]
Walker subsequently emigrated to South Africa, bringing with him the design for the Striker shotgun. His shotgun became a success and was exported to various parts of the world, despite some drawbacks. The rotary cylinder was bulky, had a long reload time, and the basic action was not without certain flaws. [2]
Palmetto State Armory is an American firearms company based in Columbia, South Carolina. The name is derived from South Carolina 's official nickname, "The Palmetto State". [ 1 ] Palmetto State Armory operates several retail locations around the states of South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina .
The Stevens Model 77E was a pump-action shotgun offered in 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 bore. The military version 77E was the most widely used shotgun of the Vietnam War . It was a short-barreled pump-action shotgun known variously as the "trench" or "riot" shotgun in 12 gauge.
Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836.