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John, Winchester Repeating Arms was acquired by the Belgian Herstal Group (Browning/FN) in 1990. In 1992 the French company GIAT purchased the Herstal Group and in 1997 the Herstal Group was purchased by the Walloon region of Belgium (where the FN factory is located in the town of Herstal). In 2008 it was announced that production of the Model 70 would resumed in the FN/Browning factory complex in Columbia, South Carolina, in a dedicated Winchester portion of that facility. New Model 70's finally became available to consumers in mid-2009 to present.

Hi John, Winchester Repeating Arms was acquired by the Belgian Herstal Group (Browning/FN) in 1990. In 1992 the French company GIAT purchased the Herstal Group and in 1997 the Herstal Group was purchased by the Walloon region of Belgium (where the FN factory is located in the town of Herstal). In 2008 it was announced that production of the Model 70 would resumed in the FN/Browning factory complex in Columbia, South Carolina, in a dedicated Winchester portion of that facility. New Model 70's finally became available to consumers in mid-2009 to present.

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Winchester Repeating Arms was acquired by the Belgian Herstal Group (Browning/FN) in 1990. In 1992 the French company GIAT purchased the Herstal Group and in 1997 the Herstal Group was purchased by the Walloon region of Belgium (where the FN factory is located in the town of Herstal). In 2008 it was announced that production of the Model 70 would resumed in the FN/Browning factory complex in Columbia, South Carolina, in a dedicated Winchester portion of that facility. New Model 70's finally became available to consumers in mid-2009 to present.