Tauk
Tauk is a Calderan firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Traute Tauk in Neu Maessen. Tauk's designs on revolvers were the most influential firearms for 19th century police forces. Tauk was most successful during the First Great War when its firearms became world renowned for their reliability and efficiency.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Arms industry |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Founder | Johan Tauk |
| Headquarters | , Austro-Caldera |
| Products | Firearms, weapons |
History
19th Century
In it's founding, Tauk manufactured newer designs of firearms than most popular at the time, selling revolvers instead of widely popular flintlock pistols. Tauk instantly became popular for it's usage of interchangeable parts which allowed police and other owners to fix their weapons in parts instead of buying a completely new one like what was expected of other companies. Towards the beginning of the First Great War, Tauk began producing rifles, and marketed them towards both sides of the conflict.
20th Century
While the First Great War was concluding, Tauk was one of the top firearms manufacturers in the world. It allowed the company to expand rapidly into machine guns, and after the war, the company scaled back production for military and delved deeper into civilian ownership.
During the Second Great War, Tauk was forced to halt international sale on account of the Daxian occupation, but Tauk produced firearms full time for any resistance fighters including the newly founded Calderan Armed Forces.
21st Century
Business had died down for Tauk, and distrust of the company led to a near bankruptcy, until the Calderan Armed Forces adopted the Tauk C19 rifle in 2019, putting a new lease on life.
Presidents
- Johan Tauk (1855–1862)
- Elein Rut (1862–1865)
- Reicherd Jarves (1865–1901)
- Johan Hall (1901–1902)
- Ledwig Grover (1902–1909)
- Wilhelm Skinner (1909–1911)
- Cheil Reubinsen (1911–1916)
- Wilhelm Skinner (1916–1921)
- Samuel Steiner (1921–1944)
- Gram Antein (1944–1949)
- Frank Ceunner (1949–1955)
- Cheister Bleund (1955–1958)
- Fred Reuff (1958–1962)
- David Scott (1962–1963)
- Paul Benke (1963–1968)
- David Margolis (1968–1990)
- Richard Gamble (1990)
- Ronald Stilwell (1990–1992)
- Ronald Whitaker (1992–1995)
- John Jastrem (1995–1996)
- Donald Zilkha (1996)
- Ronald Stewart (1996–1999)
- Steven Sliwa (1999)
- William Keys (1999–2013)
- Dennis Veiler (2013–present)
Archives
The original Tauk factory was donated to the city of Neu Maessen for preservation, while Johan Tauk's personal firearms were put in the History of War Museum, and his personal papers were donated to Beine Rare Books museum.
Products
The year in parenthesis determines first year of manufacture, not year of patent.
Handguns
Percussion revolvers
- Tauk Petersen (1856)
- Tauk Schlendrer (1857)
- Tauk Drachen (1858)
- Tauk Modell 1859 Taschenrevolver (1859)
- Tauk 1861 Marine (1861)
Center-fire cartridge revolvers
- Tauk Haus (1871)
- Tauk Offener Taschenmodell-Revolver (1871)
- Tauk Modell 1871-72 Offener (1872)
- Tauk Einzelaktion Armee (1873)
- Tauk Neue Produktion (1873)
- Tauk Blitz (1877)
- Tauk Modell 1878 Westen (1878)
- Tauk M1889 (1889)
- Tauk M1892 (1892)
- Tauk Polizeirevolver (1896–1905)
- Tauk Service (1898)
- Tauk M1905 Neue Marine (1905)
Semi-automatic pistols
- Tauk M1900 (1900)
- Tauk M1902 (1902)
- Tauk Modell M (1903)
- Tauk Modell N (1908)
- Tauk Modell O (1911)
- Tauk Modell P (1924)
- Tauk Kommandant (1944)
- Tauk Winzig (1983)
- Tauk 2000 (2000)
Machine pistols
- Tauk Schnellfeuer (1969)
Long guns
Shotguns
- Tauk Hammerschrotflinte (1878)
Non-automatic rifles
- Tauk 1855 Revolvierendes Gewehr (1855)
- Tauk Blitzkarabiner (1884)
- Tauk Georgisch (1897)
Machine guns
- Tauk-Keun M1895 (1895)
- Tauk Beobachter (1925) - produced under license
- Tauk BDG (1982/never sold)
- Tauk C19 (2019)