Kimber Manufacturing

Kimber Manufacturing, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryDefense
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
HeadquartersTroy, Alabama
Key people
Leslie Edelman,
President and owner
ProductsFirearms, Knives, Weapons, Accessories
Number of employees
400+ (2011)
Websitewww.kimberamerica.com

Kimber Manufacturing is an American company that designs, manufactures, and distributes small arms such as M1911 pistols, Solo pistols, rifles, and revolvers. The USA Shooting Team, Marines assigned to Special Operations Command, and the LAPD SWAT team[1] have used Kimber pistols in the past.

  1. ^ Johnston, Gary Paul "LAPD SWAT - This elite group of lawmen adopts its own version of Kimber's Custom II .45 ACP pistol. Archived 27 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine" shootingtimes.com. Retrieved 27 June 2010.