Century International Arms

Century International Arms
Industry	Arms industry
Genre	firearms
Founded	1961
Founder	William Sucher
Headquarters	Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Products	ammunition, Firearms
Revenue	$40,000,000
Number of employees	200
Website	https://www.centuryarms.com/

Century International Arms is an importer and manufacturer of firearms that is based in the United States. The company was founded in 1961 in St. Albans, Vermont, with offices in Montreal. In 1995, the company headquarters and sales staff moved to Boca Raton, Florida and to Delray Beach, Florida in 2004.

History

The company was started after William Sucher, a typewriter repairman, took a Lee–Enfield rifle in trade against a typewriter he had repaired for a customer. Having no need for the rifle, he posted a newspaper to sell it and received more queries about the rifle than he had for typewriters. He then sought sources of surplus rifles that he could sell for a profit.[1]

With his brother-in-law, Manny Weigensberg, Sucher made contacts in foreign countries for the importation of military surplus rifles and handguns and by the 1970s, Century became the single largest importer of firearms in the United States and Canada.[2][3]

When sources of importable surplus firearms have become scarce, Century has manufactured their own firearms. The company has manufactured versions of the G3, L1A1, AK-47 and sporterized Mausers among others.[4]

Firearms

C308 (a clone of the CETME rifle)
C39/C39V2 (clones of the AK-47)
L1A1
RAS47 (clone of the AKM)
SKS rifle
SSG 82
TP9 SF
TP9 SFx
TP9 SA
TP9 v2
TP40 v2
TP9 SF Elite
TP9 Elite Combat
TP9 Elite Combat Executive
TP9 Elite SC
TP9 DA
TP9 SFL
vz. 24
vz. 50
WASR-series rifles
Zastava M57

Ammunition

In addition to importing bulk surplus ammunition, Century is the US importer and distributor for Red Army Standard Ammunition.[5]

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References

Edwards, Bruce (7 February 2013). "CIA corners the market on surplus weapons". Times Argus. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
"Georgia, Vt. Century International Arms". PBS: Frontline. 1 February 2011.
Picard, Ken (23 January 2013). "In Franklin County, a Global Arms Dealer Quietly Makes a Killing". Seven Days.
Peterson, Phillip (30 September 2008). "Century International Arms". Gun Digest Buyer's Guide To Assault Weapons. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 60–69. ISBN 1-4402-2672-5.
"Red Army Standard Website - About page". Retrieved 21 May 2014.

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[1] Edwards, Bruce (7 February 2013). "CIA corners the market on surplus weapons". Times Argus. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[2] "Georgia, Vt. Century International Arms". PBS: Frontline. 1 February 2011.

[3] Picard, Ken (23 January 2013). "In Franklin County, a Global Arms Dealer Quietly Makes a Killing". Seven Days.

[Peterson2008-4] Peterson, Phillip (30 September 2008). "Century International Arms". Gun Digest Buyer's Guide To Assault Weapons. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 60–69. ISBN 1-4402-2672-5.

[Red_Army_Standard_Website-5] "Red Army Standard Website - About page". Retrieved 21 May 2014.