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This merger made Savage the largest producer of arms in the United States at the time. [8] On July 9, 2019, Vista Outdoor completed the sale of Savage Arms [9] and Stevens Arms for $170 million to a group of investors led by Savage's management. Vista received immediate gross proceeds of $158 million and a $12-million five-year note.
The Stevens Model 520 was a pump-action shotgun developed by John Browning and originally manufactured by the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company between 1909 and 1916. [1] Stevens was sold to New England Westinghouse on 28 May 1915 and production of civilian firearms was greatly reduced. [ 1 ]
As of 2018, Savage Arms' sales made up just 7% of Vista Outdoor's overall business. [18] As of May 2018, Savage Arms had 367 workers at its factory in Westfield, Massachusetts. [13] On July 9, 2019, Vista Outdoor completed the sale of Savage Arms [19] and Stevens Arms for $170 million to a group of investors led by Savage's management. Vista ...
The Stevens 311 is a side-by-side double-barreled shotgun which is a member of a family of 12 gauge double barreled shotguns that were manufactured by Stevens from 1877 to 1988. The actual Stevens 311 started manufacture around 1920 when it was called the Springfield 5000, changing names to the 5100 in 1931 and finally being renamed the Stevens ...
The Savage Model 24 was actually introduced by Stevens Arms as the Model 22-410 in 1938. [notes 1] During World War II the United States Army Air Corps purchased some 15,000 Model 22-410s for use as survival guns. [1] In 1950, Stevens stopped making the 22-410, and Savage introduced the same gun as the Model 24.
The Stevens Boys Rifles were a series of single-shot takedown rifles produced by Stevens Arms from 1890 until 1943. The rifles used a falling-block action (sometimes called a tilting-block, dropping-block, or drop-block) and were chambered in a variety of rimfire calibers, such as .22 Short, .22 Long Rifle, .25 Rimfire, and .32 Rimfire.
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.
The firearm was designed by Hubert Cooey, and was based on the design of the Model 39. The Cooey plant closed in 1979, with many employees and machines moving to Lakefield Arms Company. Savage Arms purchased Lakefield Arms in 1995 and continued production under the Savage and Stevens labels. [2]