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Diemaco

Canada1974–2005

Corporate lineage

Predecessor of
Colt Canada

A rename is not a new company, and an arm made in 1974 was made by whoever existed in 1974. Both names get a page, and the link runs between them.

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Detail

Diemaco (1984) Inc., a division of Héroux-Devtek Inc. based in Kitchener, Ontario, held the Canadian government’s designation as its “centre of excellence for small arms” from 1974 until it was sold and renamed Colt Canada in 2005, without ever being government-owned. Under licence from Colt, it built the C7 and C8 rifle family for the Canadian Armed Forces and for export customers including the Netherlands and Denmark, establishing the AR-15-derived, Diemaco-improved rifle pattern that Colt Canada continues to produce.

Record

Country
Canada
Founded
1974
Dissolved
2005

Last verified 2026-09-04 · review status: agent-populated