Franklin Armory, Inc.

Franklin Armory, Inc. is a privately held American firearms manufacturer. Headquartered in Minden, Nevada, the company was established in the early 2010s, having moved from California in 2013. Franklin Armory is a small enterprise, with public estimates suggesting an employee count of 10-20 people and annual revenue of approximately $5 million. The company emphasizes that its products are made entirely from American parts and materials.

The company manufactures firearms and accessories for sporting, law enforcement, and military applications. Franklin Armory is best known for its innovative and patented Binary Firing System® (BFS™), a trigger that fires one round on the pull and a second round on the release. Its product lines include complete AR-platform rifles and pistols, such as the F17® series, Reformation®, and Providence™ models, as well as various firearm parts and accessories. The company has developed a reputation for engineering firearms that comply with the complex regulations of restrictive jurisdictions.

Franklin Armory's patent litigation history shows it as an operating company defending its products. The database tracks one case where it is a defendant and none where it is a plaintiff. This posture is consistent with a manufacturer being sued by a competitor or a patent assertion entity, rather than an entity that primarily asserts patents for revenue.

The single tracked patent case is ABC IP, LLC v. Franklin Armory, Inc., filed in the Idaho District Court. The plaintiff, ABC IP, LLC, is associated with competitor Rare Breed Triggers, suggesting the suit relates to a technology dispute over trigger mechanisms. Separately, Franklin Armory has engaged in notable civil litigation as a plaintiff, suing the California Department of Justice for blocking the sale of its firearms. That lawsuit, seeking more than $30 million in damages, alleges the state intentionally used technological barriers in its sales database to prevent the transfer of legal firearms.