I have always been a WRA guy- never owned a Remington except for a Model 12 .22lr pumpgun. But in the Roaring 20's, WRA got into hardware, sporting goods (fishing tackle, basketballs, hockey skates) flashlights, washing machines- you name it- sort of a "up your's Sears" approach to the mass marketing that started after WW1 and lasted until the Depression hit us hard-- So, was Remington-UMC in a better cash position to buy WRA in 1931-- they must have paid cash to buy Parker Bro.s in 1934. What was Ithaca's financial condition in 1931-- they never sold out, like A.H. Fox did to Savage.. Just wondering...

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..