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Located in West Hurley, NY, Numrich Gun Parts Corporation resides at the foot of the scenic Catskill Mountains and supplies vintage and obsolete gun parts to the U.S. and the world.
Numrich Gun Parts Corporation originally began as Numrich Arms in 1950 when George Numrich opened a sporting goods store in Westchester, NY. Our property includes:
- Seven warehouses of inventory that total 1,030,071 cubic feet
- Manufacturing plant
- Shooting range
- Pond
- Stone quarry
Our specialty resides in acquiring and selling obsolete and hard to find parts for commercial and military firearms of U.S. and foreign manufacture.
1960: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Reenacted
George Numrich Sr., center, poses with employees in front of the original warehouse dressed as gangsters and bootleggers for a brief reenactment of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
On February 14, 1929, Al Capone's men shot and killed George "Bugs" Moran's rival gang members. Along with other firearms, Capone's men used two Tommy guns during the encounter.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was considered "the most infamous of all gangland slayings in America" at the time. |
1960: Advertisement Shot
This is a 1960s production shot for an advertisement. Although the picture was never used for the intended advertisement, it provides an interesting array of parts.
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1977: Numrich Machine Shop
This is what the Numrich machine shop looked like circa 1977 when we manufactured a variety of barrels. It was in this shop that barrels were drilled for the Hopkins & Allen black powder line.
We also produced all the barrels for the Hopkins & Allen Minute Man kits, which ceased production around 1978.
The machines in the picture originally came from Savage and were used to craft our barrels, many of which can be seen in the background of the picture on the shelves. |
1965: Anti-Aircraft Cannon
In this photo from 1965, an employee adjusts the sights on what we believe to be a 37mm anti-aircraft deck cannon. It’s an intriguing piece of artillery, but we’re not certain whether or not it’s US Military.
The Japanese Daihatsu three-wheel truck on the right was our first van.
Behind the cannon stands the original retail store, which has since been coverted into Warehouse #2. Note the large retail store windows.
Spring 1989: Expansion Time
The destruction of this building in April 1989 was similar to the damage that Hurricane Irene recently caused in our area. Luckily, we did not sustain too much damage from the hurricane.
The area in the foreground is now the site of our office building, which connects to the original Numrich Arms building pictured here.
Autumn 1964: Mystery Fun Photo
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This archive photo is certainly a small mystery since no one can agree on what exactly this man is wearing. The photo is from November 1964 when we received a shipment of military surplus. One of our employees bravely decided to model a strange mix of vintage war attire, while holding a cutting torch.
The photo was taken behind what is now the main office and warehouse #1 back when we were Numrich Arms.
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Summer 1955: George Numrich is pictured examining his newly acquired 1877 Colt Gatling Gun in the Machine Gun Room at Numrich Arms.
The upstairs room was called The Museum Room until the collection was donated to the West Point Museum in the late 1960s.
Also pictured is a Gardner Gun (to the right of the Gatling Gun), and a Browning M2 .50 caliber water-cooled machine gun (below and to the right). On the floor in front is a German MG 08/15 gun with belt drum. These were collected through various purchases of surplus parts and were among several examples that were donated.
Autumn 1962: An old wooden-framed building that sat on the Numrich Arms property collapsed on an inventory of 20mm ammunition. The building was cleared for a new metal warehouse to be constructed, Warehouse #1, one of our seven warehouses today.

This picture shows the early excavation prior to the concrete floor. Note the two Gattling guns in the background and the Krups cannon in the foreground along with several other cannons of various manufacturing.
Huge piles of 20mm ammunition were scooped up in the loader bucket because the wooden ammunition cases did not survive the collapse.
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