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Headquarters. Bridgeport, Connecticut. , United States. Products. Ammunition. The Union Metallic Cartridge Company (UMC) was an early manufacturer of cartridge ammunition for small arms. The company was founded in 1867 during the most rapid evolution of cartridge design to date. [1]
- Schuyler, Hartley & Graham
- Ammunition
The cartridge was originally sold as .44 Winchester. When the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. (UMC) began selling their own version of the cartridge, it adopted the name .44-40 (shorthand for .44 caliber and the standard load at the time of 40-grain (2.6 g) of black powder ), as it did not want to offer free advertising for one of its competitors.
- 1873
- United States
- Winchester Repeating Arms Company
- Rifle, revolver
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Jan 29, 2022 · Its journey into the world of ammunition production really began in 1888, when investors—who also happened to own United Metallic Cartridge (UMC)—purchased Remington. The marriage, of sorts...
This consisted of Hartley and Graham of New York, New York, a major sporting goods chain that also owned the Union Metallic Cartridge Company in Bridgeport and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company of New Haven, both in Connecticut. At this time, the company formally changed its name to the Remington Arms Company. 20th century
- 1816; 207 years ago
- Madison, North Carolina, United States
- US$950 million (2004)
- Arms industry
Feb 28, 2021 · The Union Metallic Cartridge company (UMC) soon began loading the .44 Win., but because of its desire to not promote a competitor, labeled it the .44 C.F., later changing it to .44-40....
Mar 18, 2016 · The Great War (1914-1918) saw the various interests of Remington-UMC (the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. merged with Remington in 1912) working at full capacity making arms for the United...
In 1910, Remington Arms and Union Metallic Cartridge were merged into a single company, known as Remington-UMC. In 1934, both company's name and ownership changed as Remington-U.M.C. was purchased by DuPont and reorganized as the Remington Arms Co., Inc.
