The U.S. Repeating Arms Company. Inc. (USRAC) is the current avatar of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, famous for making Winchester rifles. USRAC's predecessor company obtained the Winchester name in 1866 when Oliver Winchester bought control of New Haven Arms Company and changed the name to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. In 1931 Olin Corporation purchased Winchester Repeating Arms and combined it with the Western Cartridge Company. A tribute to former U. S. Repeating Arms employees can be found here.