Editing U.S. Repeating Arms Company (section)

==History==
In 1866, [[Oliver Winchester]] reorganized the New Haven Arms Company and changed its name to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. In 1931, the [[Western Cartridge Company]] (forerunner of the [[Olin Corporation]]) purchased Winchester Repeating Arms and subsequently merged with it to form the Winchester-Western Company.

In 1981, the U.S. Repeating Arms Company was established by Winchester employees to purchase the rights to manufacture Winchester-branded [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], under [[license]] from Olin. Production of [[ammunition]] and cartridge components under the Winchester Ammunition Inc. name were retained by Olin and not licensed to USRAC.

In 1989, after the [[bankruptcy]] of USRAC, it was taken over by [[Fabrique Nationale Herstal]] (FN), a Belgium-based international group producing firearms.

In early 2006, it was announced that the factory in New Haven would close.<ref>[https://www.winchesterguns.com/support/faq/us-repeating-arms-closure.html U.S. Repeating Arms Company To Close New Haven Facility]</ref> Production of several Winchester rifles would cease worldwide, while some models would be continued at factories outside the United States.{{ref|Wapo060121}}  This later changed, as according to the FN website, Winchester-branded guns are still being produced by FN in both the U.S. and Belgium.