Here guys as if it wasn't confusing enough!!


"In 1992 the French company GIAT (who also owned Browning) purchased USRAC, and in 1997 control of both USRAC and Browning were sold to the Walloon region of Belgium (home of FN). The corporate offices of both Browning and USRAC are now located in Morgan, Utah in the U.S.A. Unfortunately, in March 2006 the Winchester/USRAC plant in in the U.S. was closed as unprofitable. This brought production of Model 70 (and Model 94) rifles to an end, and the Belgian owners have stated that they have no intention of establishing Model 70 production elsewhere.

The Model 70 was ultimately undone because it was too expensive to produce, not because the cheaper rifles that have replaced it are better. Through all the changes, the Winchester Model 70 remained a quality firearm, and an international legend. It still deserves the title, "The Rifleman's Rifle."

In an article written by Chuck Hawks

On March 31, 2006 U.S. Repeating Arms closed the New Haven, Conn. plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns were produced for 140 years. This resulted in hiatus of the production of the Winchester Model 70 rifle and Winchester Model 1300 pump action shotgun and the end of the Model 94 lever action rifle. Other Winchester models however, are still produced in other regions such as Asia and Europe.

On August 15, 2006, Olin Corporation, owner of the Winchester trademarks, announced that it had entered into a new license agreement with Browning to make Winchester brand rifles and shotguns, though not at the closed Winchester plant in New Haven. Browning, based in Morgan, Utah, and the former licensee, U.S. Repeating Arms Company, are both subsidiaries of FN Herstal.

In October, 2007, FN HerstalFabrique Nationale de HerstalFabrique Nationale d'Herstal — self identified as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN — is a firearms manufacturer located in Herstal, Belgium announced that it would produce Pre-'64 Winchester Model 70 rifles at its facility in Columbia, South Carolina.

It does appear that CSM has a license to manufacture the Model 21, but not with the stamps.