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Winchester, as a company, died many years ago.
Olin Corporation sold the manufacturing facility in New Haven and licensed the Winchester brand name to US Repeating Arms Company in the 1980s.
USRAC changed ownership, the plant was owned by FN in Belgium at the time it was closed in 2006. USRAC was no longer even a company, it was merely the plant by then, producing Winchester-marked products sold by Browning for FN.
At the time of closing, the Model 70, the Model 94, and the Model 1300 pump were the only guns made there, under Winchester branding, and sold/serviced through Browning distribution, marketing, and repair channels. Browning is also owned by FN.
The Model 70 was resurrected at the FNUSA plant in South Carolina, the Model 94 is made in limited numbers by Miroku in Japan, and the current 1300 derivation is built in Turkey. All are labeled Winchester, along with other guns from various sources. All are marketed, sold, and serviced through Browning's network. Those manufactured outside the US are imported by Browning.
Browning currently holds the Winchester licensed right to use the brand from Olin Corp, Olin still manufactures Winchester ammunition and owns the Winchester name.
Denis
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