Armscor (Philippines)

Armscor (Philippines)

Infobox Company
company_name = Armscor Precision, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1952
location = Manila, Philippines
industry = Defense
products = Firearms, ammunition

The Arms Corporation of the Philippines (Armscor) is familiar to many firearms enthusiasts for its inexpensive 1911-pattern pistols, revolvers, shotguns, sporting rifles, firearms parts and ammunition. It traces its beginnings to a Manila gun retail store (Squires Bingham & Co.) in the year 1911, though the present corporation was formalized in 1952. Armscor manufacures its own line of firearms but also takes on manufacturing contracts for other companies' firearm lines, such as Twin Pines' Rock Island Armory (RIA) pistols. The company had initially referred to itself in as alternately, Armscor and/or Armscorp, but soon settled on the spelling that was less ambiguous to pronounce.

The company is represented in the USA by its subsidiary Armscor Precision International (API), located in Nevada.

External links

* [http://www.armscor.com.ph Official Site]


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