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<blockquote data-quote="lasher" data-source="post: 3237118" data-attributes="member: 40522"><p>the laws and regulations surrounding "made in the USA" are flexible. a slide and frame can be forged or cast in South Korea, Brazil...anywhere on the planet. Then imported and final mill work done in the U.S. and thus qualify as "Made In America" . Does Springfield Armory own and operate a foundry here in the states? And i doubt we'll ever find out. the early frames/slides were all forged or cast by Imbel in Brazil, some were completed by Imbel and imported, some were imported as parts and completed in Illinois from small parts purchased from U.S. vendors. there are rumors and grumbles about perhaps Ruger or Smith & Wesson supplying the frame/slide for final assembly in Illinois. If any on the conjecture is correct that only means Spingfield is being "creative" in their marketing strategy, but they're still good guns for the most part</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lasher, post: 3237118, member: 40522"] the laws and regulations surrounding "made in the USA" are flexible. a slide and frame can be forged or cast in South Korea, Brazil...anywhere on the planet. Then imported and final mill work done in the U.S. and thus qualify as "Made In America" . Does Springfield Armory own and operate a foundry here in the states? And i doubt we'll ever find out. the early frames/slides were all forged or cast by Imbel in Brazil, some were completed by Imbel and imported, some were imported as parts and completed in Illinois from small parts purchased from U.S. vendors. there are rumors and grumbles about perhaps Ruger or Smith & Wesson supplying the frame/slide for final assembly in Illinois. If any on the conjecture is correct that only means Spingfield is being "creative" in their marketing strategy, but they're still good guns for the most part [/QUOTE]
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