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Remington firearms business founded at Ilion, New York

When
1816
Where
Ilion, New York
Episodes
1

The Remington firearms business originated in Ilion, New York, in late 1816. The legacy row's specific date is a placeholder, as the source only confirms the year. The anachronistic 'Sons' designation and typewriter associations are later developments excluded from this scope.

Episodes

  1. 1816 · Ilion, New YorkFounding of the Firearms Business

    Remington's gun impressed contestants in a late 1816 shooting match, leading to the business's establishment in Ilion.

Background and detail

Background. The enterprise is associated with Ilion, New York, where in late 1816 a 23-year-old gunmaker entered a shooting match. Though he finished second, his well-made gun impressed the other contestants. The firm that grew from this period later claimed to be one of the oldest gun makers in the United States and the oldest factory in the country still making its original product.

Legacy Corrections. The legacy row incorrectly uses 'E. Remington and Sons' for 1816, as the 'Sons' phase occurred later. The typewriter association is also anachronistic for this founding period. The specific January 1 date is a placeholder, as the source only confirms late 1816.

People involved

  • Remington (gunmaker) · Gunmaker and shooting-match entrant; identity unresolved in supplied passages

Sources

  1. Remington Arms Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.