srothstein wrote:It gets confusing with some. For example, Springfield Armory is an American owned and operated company, but some of their guns are not 100% American. I think the XD line is from Europe (and the Croatia comment is what made me think of them - isn't that where the XD's are made?). The 1911 line is American, but I am not sure if they make all of their own frames or import some.
Of course, they also have the M1A, the world's best battle rifle (IMHO).
Some of my Springfield 1911's are stamped "Made in Ill." and some are stamped "Made in Brazil". I'll go look in a while and see if I can tell why. My initial thought is the "loaded/match" ones are stamped U.S.A..............guess that doesn't hold water, my wife's "loaded" SS Champion and my "loaded" SS Ultra Compact say "Made in Brazil"
. Both of our Champion Operator's say "made in Geneseo, Ill., U.S.A."Don't know. The XD's come from Croatia.