Operations were moved to Shelton, Connecticut.īasing their new line of weapons on the basic Charter Arms design, the new company has made a few improvements such as the use of a one-piece barrel and front sight. The new company capitalized on the fame of the old Charter Arms revolvers. The company, then located in Stratford, Connecticut, went bankrupt in 1996, but the Charter design and mark were resurrected by Charter 2000, which was founded by the Ecker family. McClenahan also reduced the number of moving parts used in the gun and created a safety device for the firing pin. McClenahan's innovation was to avoid using the side plate designs manufactured by other revolver makers for a one-piece frame, giving the new revolver a strength that allowed it to safely shoot high loads. His first pistol was a five-shot revolver called 'The Undercover' chambered for. 38 Special Bulldog Pug.ĭouglas McClenahan, a young gun designer who had previously worked for Colt, High Standard, and Sturm, Ruger founded Charter Arms in 1964 to produce handguns. The most famous revolvers manufactured by Charter Arms are the.
Since its founding in 1964, Charter Arms has produced revolvers chambered in the following calibers. is an American manufacturer of revolvers.
