In 2018, the XD-S Mod.2, a modernized and upgraded version of the original XD-S, was introduced. The XD-E, a variant with an exposed hammer and a double action / single action (DA/SA) trigger system, followed in 2017. Second generation XD offerings, branded as XD Mod.2, were introduced in 2014. The XD-M variant was added in 2007, and the compact concealed carry XD-S line was added in 2012.
The M1911 line includes the Range Officer series, the EMP, Mil-Spec, Garrison, TRP, Ronin and Emissary versions. The company's handgun offerings include M1911 pistols, the 911 pistol, and the polymer-frame XD (X-treme Duty) pistol series. Products Rifles Ī compact XD chambered in. Those two dates are included in a timeline on the company's website, which notes that in 1974 "a passionate family by the name of Reese rescued" the Springfield Armory name. The company has previously (as late as 2017) used a motto, "The First Name in American Firearms", in reference to the original and operationally unrelated Springfield Armory of Springfield, Massachusetts, which was founded in 1777 and closed in 1968. The latter group includes the micro 9mm Hellcat, released in September 2019, which has proven to be popular in the CCW market. 380 and 9mm pistols, and also a broad selection of polymer-framed pistols. The company, now run by Dennis Reese (formerly along with his brother Tom Reese), produces numerous firearms in many styles and models, ranging from the AR-pattern SAINT rifles and pistols, to the M1A family, to a wide range of 1911s, to the compact 911. After further success, the company began to branch into even more types of firearms. The company then expanded its market into other firearms, including the M1911. In 1974, Ballance sold the company to the Reese family, who had a well-established production shop in Illinois and experience base. Ballance began in San Antonio, Texas, and soon after moved to Devine, Texas, where the company gained momentum and popularity. Ballance began using the name "Springfield Armory" through his company (LH Manufacturing) dedicated to the first civilian production of the M14 rifle, calling it the M1A.
The company is unrelated to the like-named former manufacturer of US military firearms in Massachusetts,Įlmer C. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat. Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois.
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