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23 wrz 2010 · In 1965 gun designer Warren Center joined the firm. Like Thompson, he'd worked as a machinist and die maker. He'd also built firearms for Iver Johnson and Harrington & Richardson. In his basement shop, Center had designed a single-shot pistol he called the Contender.
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16 lis 2017 · The design of Warren Center's Contender was based on a massive but easily removed hinge pin forward on the action, held in place by the forend and mated to an opening in the locking lug below the barrel, with the lug dropping into a recess in the bottom of the receiver.
3 maj 2004 · Warren Center . April 28, 1915 – May 3, 2004 . April 28th marks the 100 [sup]th [/sup] anniversary of the birth of Warren Center, father of the Contender pistol. Warren’s life was focused on firearms from his early days and he worked in the firearms field for many years.
2 maj 2024 · Outdoor industry figure Gregg Ritz announced on Monday that he had acquired Thompson/Center Arms and plans to "reinvigorate the brand and its legacy in the firearms market." Ritz was previously...
Warren Center was employed as an engineer with Harrington & Richardson prior to joining the K.W. Thompson Tool Company in 1965. In his basement at home, Warren designed an unusual single shot break action handgun with interchangeable barrels which is known today as the Contender handgun.
18 wrz 2012 · Thompson/Center Arms Co. sprang to life in 1967 when Warren Center’s design for a switch-barrel handgun met with the manufacturing capabilities of K.W. Thompson Tool.
Thompson Center Arms, formed in 1965, are an American based firearm manufacturer. Originally formed by K.W. Thompson to produce a pistol designed by Warren Center, the firm has produced unusual pistol designs ever since, supplementing this line with novel rifle designs including the muzzle...
