Samuel Cummings

For the U.S. federal judge, see Samuel Ray Cummings.
Samuel Cummings
Born
Samuel Cummings

(1927-02-07)February 7, 1927
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedApril 29, 1998(1998-04-29) (aged 71)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Occupation(s)Arms dealer, businessman
SpouseIrma Cummings
ChildrenSusan Cummings; Diana Cummings

Samuel Cummings, (February 7, 1927 – April 29, 1998) was an American small arms dealer. He founded the International Armament Corporation (also known as Interarms or Interarmco) in 1953, a company which came to dominate the free world market in private arms sales.[1] He died on April 29, 1998, in Monaco after a series of strokes.[2]

  1. ^ Thayer, George (1969). The War Business - The International Trade in Arms. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 43. ISBN 9780671201913.
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