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Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of
air gun An air gun or airgun is a gun that fires projectiles pneumatically with compressed air or other gases that are mechanically pressurized ''without'' involving any chemical reactions, in contrast to a firearm, which pressurizes gases ''chemical ...
s (including
Umarex air pistol Umarex air pistols are air gun replicas of handguns manufactured by Umarex Sportwaffen of Germany under license from the manufacturers of the original firearms. They are imported into the United States bUmarex USA, Inc. Design Umarex air pistols a ...
s such as the
Beretta Elite II The Beretta Elite II is an air pistol manufactured by Umarex and distributed in the United States by Umarex USA. It has only a few similarities to the Beretta 92G Elite II, but it does have its good features. It is made of polymer, but it has a st ...
),
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and signal pistols, paintball markers under the RAM brand and
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, based in
Arnsberg Arnsberg (; wep, Arensperg) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hochs ...
,
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
. The firm was founded in 1972. Its
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subsidiary headquarter is located in
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. In 1993 the
Carl Walther GmbH Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen (), or simply known as Walther, is a German firearm manufacturer, and a subsidiary of the PW Group. Founded by Carl Walther in 1886, the company has manufactured firearms and air guns at its facility in Germany f ...
firm was acquired by Umarex, who continued to manufacture under the Walther name in
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and Arnsberg. In 2010,
Röhm Gesellschaft Röhm Gesellschaft, often referred to as RG, is a German brand of firearms and related shooting equipment. RG developed as a diversification of Röhm GmbH in the 1950s. After 1968, RG Industries was established as a US division in Miami and oper ...
, 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 Dynamit Nobel), which they continue to market. Umarex USA markets Umarex airguns in addition to many other airguns under license from various firearm brands that include Beretta, Browning, Colt, Hammerli, HK, Makarov, Ruger, Smith & Wesson, UZI, Walther and Glock. 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.


Products


Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co.


Spring piston

* DX17 * Trevox * Patrol * Syrix


Pump pneumatic

* Strike Point


CO2

Pistol * CPS * RP5 * TDP45 * HPP * SA10 * Racegun * Tornado Rifle * 850 M2 * XBG


Umarex USA


Pistol

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


Rifle

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


References

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External links


Official Umarex siteOfficial Umarex USA site
Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia Manufacturing companies established in 1972 Firearm manufacturers of Germany 1972 establishments in West Germany