This book chronicles the history of the Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company, a major American firearms manufacturer. The book discusses the company's early history, its development of new technologies, and its role in supplying American troops during World War I and II. It also includes a forward-looking section that speculates on the future of the firearms industry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.