Small Arms Manufacturers 

(Graphics courtesy of  http://tennessee-scv.org/Camp1513)

Among those producing war materiel in Tennessee were many small arms manufacturers.  These firms produced the small arms necessary to equip a substantial army.  However, not all firms produced their own weapons--some, like Thomas Riggins Workshop, practiced the art of converting antiquated flintlocks into percussion cap pieces.


The following table represents our initial effort to identify small arms manufacturers in Tennessee.  The names listed below are manufacturers as defined by the U.S. Census of Manufacturers.  As research proceeds, additional information will be added to enhance the comprehensiveness and detail of this aspect of Tennessee's technological and industrial heritage
 
 

Small Arms Manufacturers
Manufacturer
Location
Bitterlich and Legler
Davidson County
Fall & Cunningham
Davidson County
Higham and Mackenzie
Davidson County
Kirkman and Ellis
Davidson County
Macey & Hamilton
Davidson County
McCall & Co.
Davidson County
Nashville Armory & Arsenal
Davidson County
Nashville State Armory
Davidson County
Samuel Vanleer & Co.
Davidson County
W.H. Calhoun
Davidson County
Pulaski Gun Factory
Giles County
Delong and Son
Hamilton County
Gun Factory (Name unknown)
Jefferson County
A. L. Maxwell, Jr. & Co.
Knox County
Knoxville Arsenal
Knox County
Thomas Riggins Workshop
Knox County
J.W. Larue & Co.
Marshall County
Beaumont & Barnes
Montgomery County
Fall & Turnley
Montgomery County
W. A. Reed
Rutherford County
A. Linde & Co.
Shelby County
A.J. White & Co.
Shelby County
A.L. (or A.J.) Warren & Co.
Shelby County
A. Weisgerber & Co.
Shelby County
Bluff City Armory (A. Weisgerber)
Shelby County
F. Glassick & Co.
Shelby County
F.H. Clark & Co.
Shelby County
Henry Folsom & Co.
Shelby County
Hillman Bros.
Shelby County
Holyoake, Lownes & Co.
Shelby County
J.E. Merriman & Co.
Shelby County
Lonsdell & Weisgerber
Shelby County
Lownes, Orgill & Co.
Shelby County
Lullman & Vienna
Shelby County
Orgill Bros. & Co.
Shelby County
Schneider & Co. 
Shelby County
Schneider and Glassick
Shelby County
Weisgerber & Carroll
Shelby County
Wolff and Mascheck
Shelby County
Sumner Arsenal
Sumner County


For further information on small arms manufacturers in Tennesseesee the bibliography.
 


(Thanks to Nathan Kinser, assistant to the Research Coordinator, for the small arms manufacturers research used on this page.)
 

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Last update:  February 13, 2001