Company type | Private [1] |
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Industry | Firearms accessories |
Founded | 1968 |
Founder | Guy Hogue |
Headquarters | Henderson, Nevada, U.S. |
Key people | Aaron Hogue, Patrick Hogue, Neil Hogue, Jim Bruhns |
Products | Pistol grips, stocks, holsters, knives |
Website |
www |
Footnotes / references [2] |
Hogue, Inc., is an American company that manufactures and distributes firearms accessories, knives, and other related products. Founded in 1968 in California, [3] and now based in Henderson, Nevada, [1] the company is best known for its pistol grips. [4] [5]
The company was founded by Guy Hogue in 1968, after he started making pistol grips that would properly fit his hand. [5] As a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, [3] Hogue also started making grips for fellow officers. His grips became so popular that he retired from his job in law enforcement to focus on his own business. [5] [3]
The company has expanded over time and now provides grips for at least 16 different brands of handguns, manufactured in four different Hogue facilities. [5] Grips are produced in rubber and in wood, in multiple colors and textures. [5] The company also makes holsters and rifle stocks. [5]
In 2011, the company started producing knives, which led to a move of its headquarters to Nevada, "due in large part to a California statute that prohibits the manufacturing of automatic knives." [6] The company states that it manufactures knives for Heckler & Koch and SIG Sauer, and that Hogue knives "are issued to all branches of the U.S. Military." [7]
Upon Guy Hogue's retirement, leadership of the company passed to two of his sons, Aaron and Patrick. [5] [2]
Company type | Private [1] |
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Industry | Firearms accessories |
Founded | 1968 |
Founder | Guy Hogue |
Headquarters | Henderson, Nevada, U.S. |
Key people | Aaron Hogue, Patrick Hogue, Neil Hogue, Jim Bruhns |
Products | Pistol grips, stocks, holsters, knives |
Website |
www |
Footnotes / references [2] |
Hogue, Inc., is an American company that manufactures and distributes firearms accessories, knives, and other related products. Founded in 1968 in California, [3] and now based in Henderson, Nevada, [1] the company is best known for its pistol grips. [4] [5]
The company was founded by Guy Hogue in 1968, after he started making pistol grips that would properly fit his hand. [5] As a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, [3] Hogue also started making grips for fellow officers. His grips became so popular that he retired from his job in law enforcement to focus on his own business. [5] [3]
The company has expanded over time and now provides grips for at least 16 different brands of handguns, manufactured in four different Hogue facilities. [5] Grips are produced in rubber and in wood, in multiple colors and textures. [5] The company also makes holsters and rifle stocks. [5]
In 2011, the company started producing knives, which led to a move of its headquarters to Nevada, "due in large part to a California statute that prohibits the manufacturing of automatic knives." [6] The company states that it manufactures knives for Heckler & Koch and SIG Sauer, and that Hogue knives "are issued to all branches of the U.S. Military." [7]
Upon Guy Hogue's retirement, leadership of the company passed to two of his sons, Aaron and Patrick. [5] [2]