UMAREX GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of

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s (including Umarex air pistols such as the Beretta Elite II),

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and signal pistols,

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s under the RAM brand and airsoft guns, based in

Arnsberg Arnsberg (; ) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg (region), Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Ho ...

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. The firm was founded in 1972. In 1993 the

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firm was acquired by Umarex, who continued to manufacture under the Walther name in Ulm and Arnsberg. In 2010, Röhm Gesellschaft, the firearms division of Röhm GmbH was also acquired.

Umarex USA

The

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n subsidiary of Umarex, Umarex USA, was created in 2006 after acquiring the American marketers of the RWS brand (formerly part of

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), which they continue to market. Umarex USA markets Umarex airguns in addition to many other airguns under license from various firearm brands that include

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, Browning, Colt, Hammerli, HK, Makarov, Ruger,

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, UZI,

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and

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. Umarex USA entered the tactical rimfire market in 2009 with the importation of Walther-made Colt M4 and M16 .22 LR guns. The company has in-house brands including entry and mid-level airsoft guns in their Tactical Force and Combat Zone brands, while reserving their Elite Force brand for premium airsoft guns. The Legends line is based on historical guns in a BB or pellet airgun format. In late 2010, the company began offering a Turkish-made M1911A1 chambered in .45 ACP under the Regent brand. Umarex-SW586-revolver

Products

UMAREX GmbH & Co. KG

Spring piston

* DX17 * Trevox * Patrol * Syrix * Browning Buck Mark URX

Pump pneumatic

* Strike Point

CO₂

Pistol * CPS * RP5 * TDP45 * HPP * SA10 * Racegun * Tornado Rifle * 850 M2 * Ruger 10/22 * XBG

Firearms - Pistol

* FN 502 * FN 420

Firearms - Rifle

*Browning Machine Gun

Umarex USA

Pistol

* Strike Point * Trevox * XBG Carbine * DX17 * T.A.C. * TDP45 * XBG * Brodax * MCP * SA10 * Glock 19 * Beretta M9 * Walther PPQ * Markpoint

Rifle

* A-Rex * Embark * Forge * Fuel * Fusion * Gauntlet * Gauntlet 2 * Hammer * NXG APX * Octane/Octane Elite * Surge * SurgeMax * Synergis * Throttle * Torq * Fusion 2

References

External links

{{Commons category, Umarex
Official Umarex site
Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia Manufacturing companies established in 1972 Firearm manufacturers of Germany 1972 establishments in West Germany Arnsberg