The Fall of 1962 (Sep/Oct) John Arnold took the name National Ordnance and moved to a temporary location in So. facility at 235 S Irwindale Ave, Azusa, CA. At the time, National Ordnance was located in a 4,000 sq. Arnold wanted to machine the carbines in-house, Penney wanted to use subcontractors. Penney wanted to manufacture only M1 carbines and M1 Garands. By 1962, Arnold wanted to expand the business to include Springfield 1903 rifles and other weapons. Under Penney, National Ordnance manufactured M1 carbines and M1 Garands. Alpine Sales sold National Ordnance carbines Fall 1960-Fall 1962. November and December 1960 issues of The American Rifleman. The response was so overwhelming Arnold and Penney decided to sell wholesale only. The response from these ads sold every National Ordnance carbine in stock. TheĬarbines Alpine sold, were the first National Ordnance carbines. In November and December 1960, Alpine Sales placed the below retail mail order advertisement in The American Rifleman.

This method of lessening the impact of manufacturers excise tax was common practice for many different companies. In reality, Penney and Arnold were partners. Operationally, Alpine was the sales division of Alpine then sold the carbines at the price that would net the desired profit for National Ordnance. To lessen the amount of manufacturer's excise tax they would be required to pay, National Ordnance sold a percentage of their carbines at a low price to Alpine Sales, owned and On Alpine Sales and National Ordnance were incorporated.įrom Fall 1960 until the Fall of 1962, National Ordnance manufactured commercial M1 carbines with the National Ordnance name, under the ownership of Robert E. Separated from National Ordnance, manufacturing the carbines that bear the Alpine name.Īlpine Industries was incorporated in California in March 1959. Penney founded National Ordnance, and in Fall of 1962

for his patience and enthusiastic assistance. In order to understand the history of the Alpine carbines, it is necessary to first read the history of the early National Ordnance carbines. The M1 carbines that have the Alpine name on the receiver were a continuation of the National Ordnance M1 carbines. Post WWII Commercially Manufactured M1 Carbines (U.S.A.)

National ordnance inc m1 carbine