The press release is below. I think that it is a good business strategy by Marlin adding single shot firearms to their product line and will let them compete directly with the Ruger #1.
The Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut, has purchased the assets of H&R 1871, Inc., of Gardner, Massachusetts, according to Robert Behn, Marlin President. The new company, to be known as H&R 1871, LLC, is the world's largest manufacturer of single shot, break-action shotguns and rifles. They are sold under the brand names Harrington & Richardson, New England Firearms and Wesson & Harrington. Marlin did not purchase the handgun operation, which ceased production in 1999.
Production of H&R products will continue at the Gardner plant, and no significant changes in current top management are anticipated.
Marlin Chairman, Frank Kenna III, commenting on the acquisition, stated: "H&R is the kind of solid, reputable company that we continue to actively pursue in order to solidify and expand our position in the industry."
The Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut, has purchased the assets of H&R 1871, Inc., of Gardner, Massachusetts, according to Robert Behn, Marlin President. The new company, to be known as H&R 1871, LLC, is the world's largest manufacturer of single shot, break-action shotguns and rifles. They are sold under the brand names Harrington & Richardson, New England Firearms and Wesson & Harrington. Marlin did not purchase the handgun operation, which ceased production in 1999.
Production of H&R products will continue at the Gardner plant, and no significant changes in current top management are anticipated.
Marlin Chairman, Frank Kenna III, commenting on the acquisition, stated: "H&R is the kind of solid, reputable company that we continue to actively pursue in order to solidify and expand our position in the industry."