U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Company



United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. (U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co., also USFA) is a privately held firearms-manufacturing firm based in Hartford, Connecticut. USFA originally produced single action revolvers that were clones of the Colt Single Action Army revolver. The factory is located "Under the Blue Dome," the former site of the Colt East Armory, where Colt's Manufacturing Company produced many of their classic firearms in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company now produces a semiautomatic rimfire pistol called the Zipgun.

Firearms manufacturing in Hartford
U. S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. is the only firearm company still manufacturing in the City of Hartford, CT. Due to space limitations, USFA built an additional production location outside of the Blue Dome in order to accommodate their CNC machinery.

USFA has maintained an active role in firearms politics in the United States, and was the only major firearms company to issue a statement on the District of Columbia v. Heller court decision on the interpretation of the Second Amendment

Product line


USFA was best known for producing firearms based on the Colt Single Action Army revolver, semiautomatic M1911 pistols and rifles such as the Lightning rifle. These models are no longer manufactured by USFA.

The company is singularly focused on production of an unconventional 22 semiautomatic pistol known as the Zipgun.

Custom shop
USFA used to maintain an "Old Armory Custom Shop" which produced custom firearms to order. These firearms featured expensive traditional materials and techniques such as engraving or hand engraving, gold inlay, damascening, case hardening, polishing, and fine metal plating, or other finish.

Exhibitions
Through January 1, 2009, U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. guns were displayed in the exhibit, Guns West! at the National Rifle Association's own National Firearms Museum. A U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. Single Action Army revolver, given by United States Vice President Dick Cheney to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, may be viewed online through the Center's Cody Firearms Museum digital collection. ESPN noted U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co's 2007, Orlando, Florida, SHOT Show exhibit, which recalled an exhibit displayed at the 1876 Philadelphia, PA Centennial Exhibition in the same month George Armstrong Custer perished at Little Bighorn.

Use in film
Hollywood firearms expert Thell Reed selected U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. guns for several films for which he served as key armorer and gun coach.
 * 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
 * The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
 * Shanghai Noon (2000)

U.S. Defense subsidiary distributor
U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. subsidiary company, U.S. Defense, is the distributor for Connecticut of FNH-USA products for law enforcement, commercial, and Homeland Security applications.

Trademarks and patents

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! colspan="2" | USFA Registered Trademarks ! Device ! Trademark
 * US Logo (shown in infobox, above)
 * 2385895
 * United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company
 * 2601322
 * USFA
 * 3168341
 * Gunslinger
 * 3445187
 * Maxim
 * 3420642
 * Officers Model
 * 3371068
 * Omni-Potent Six-Shooter
 * 3176929
 * Rodeo
 * 2828905
 * The Legend Lives
 * 3257984
 * The Magic Rifle
 * 3177783
 * The Woodsman
 * 3502942
 * Trooper
 * 3451061
 * US Pre-War
 * 3306711
 * }
 * The Magic Rifle
 * 3177783
 * The Woodsman
 * 3502942
 * Trooper
 * 3451061
 * US Pre-War
 * 3306711
 * }
 * US Pre-War
 * 3306711
 * }
 * }


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! colspan="2" | USFA Trademarks Pending Registration ! Device ! Trademark
 * 12/22
 * 77580399
 * Ace
 * 78788911
 * Cop & Thug
 * 77580406
 * Cowboy
 * 77509413
 * Double Automatic
 * 77580403
 * Double Eagle
 * 78788952
 * Fitz Special
 * 77503423
 * Forehand & Wadsworth
 * 77427790
 * Gatling Gun Company
 * 77580400
 * Model 12
 * 77580398
 * New Police
 * 77580405
 * Official Police
 * 78788930
 * Rattlesnake
 * 77580402
 * Roper
 * 77554138
 * Royal Blue
 * 77503437
 * Shooting Master
 * 78788926
 * Sparrowhawk
 * 77580397
 * Super .38 Automatic
 * 78788859
 * Super Gun
 * 77580409
 * Targetsman
 * 78788927
 * Twelvette
 * 77580396
 * United States Cartridge Company
 * 77580407
 * US
 * 77580410
 * USCCO
 * 77580394
 * U.S.F.A. Mfg. Co. Hartford. CT. U.S.A.
 * 77580401
 * U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
 * 77580395
 * }
 * 78788859
 * Super Gun
 * 77580409
 * Targetsman
 * 78788927
 * Twelvette
 * 77580396
 * United States Cartridge Company
 * 77580407
 * US
 * 77580410
 * USCCO
 * 77580394
 * U.S.F.A. Mfg. Co. Hartford. CT. U.S.A.
 * 77580401
 * U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
 * 77580395
 * }
 * 77580394
 * U.S.F.A. Mfg. Co. Hartford. CT. U.S.A.
 * 77580401
 * U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
 * 77580395
 * }
 * 77580395
 * }


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! colspan="1" | USFA Trademarks ! Device
 * Antique Patina Aged Blue
 * Armory Blue
 * Bone Case
 * Cowboy Action Aged Bluing
 * Cowboy Action Carbine
 * Cowboy Action Matte Blue
 * Custer Battlefield Gun
 * Dome Blue
 * Henry Nettleton
 * Maxim Silent Firearms
 * Model 12/22
 * Model 1910
 * Old Armory Bone Case
 * Old Armory Color Case
 * Old Armory Original
 * Omni
 * Omni-Target Six-Shooter
 * Silver Steel
 * Snubnose
 * The Magic Carbine
 * The Old Armory Custom Shop
 * The Sixth Round
 * Under the Blue Dome
 * USFA Hunter
 * USFA Plinker
 * USFA Target
 * }
 * Old Armory Color Case
 * Old Armory Original
 * Omni
 * Omni-Target Six-Shooter
 * Silver Steel
 * Snubnose
 * The Magic Carbine
 * The Old Armory Custom Shop
 * The Sixth Round
 * Under the Blue Dome
 * USFA Hunter
 * USFA Plinker
 * USFA Target
 * }
 * The Old Armory Custom Shop
 * The Sixth Round
 * Under the Blue Dome
 * USFA Hunter
 * USFA Plinker
 * USFA Target
 * }
 * USFA Plinker
 * USFA Target
 * }
 * USFA Target
 * }


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! colspan="2" | United States patents ! Number ! Property
 * D420,717
 * Design for revolvers
 * 6,609,323
 * Interchangeable barrel for revolvers
 * }
 * Interchangeable barrel for revolvers
 * }