Location: Worcester, Massachusetts

Kahr’s parent company, established in 1981, supplies CNC machine tools and applications engineering. In 1986, the company expanded by forming a manufacturing division which provides quality contract machining, manufacturing, and assembly services for diverse industries, including aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical equipment, scientific instrumentation, and telecommunications. Kahr Arms was founded in 1994 on fifteen years of manufacturing service in precision metalworking industries. Kahr incorporates the inherited professional, technical expertise into all its operations. Kahr’s corporate headquarters are in Greeley, Pennsylvania. Production and assembly operations are in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the region commonly known as “Gun Valley.” In recent years, Kahr has grown, acquiring Auto-Ordnance and Magnum Research. (See AUTO-ORDNANCE and MAGNUM RESEARCH for their specific arms and values.)