Keun
Keun Weapons Firm (Officially Keun Waffenfirma) is a Calderan firearms manufacturer. The firm focuses on rifles, but also offers a wide variety of weapons which also includes shotguns, pistols, knives, and bows.
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Native name | Keun Waffenfirma |
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| Private | |
| Industry | Arms Industry |
| Founded | 1895, Ugdon, Austro-Caldera |
| Founder | Jean Keun
Mathew Keun |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Firearms, weapons |
History
The firm was founded in Ugdon, Caldera, in 1895 by two brothers, Jean Keun and Mathew Keun. The brothers were inspired by Tauk Manufacturing Company's success, noticed that Tauk was too focused on pistols, and there was a gap in the market for rifles.
The Keun brothers thought it likely they could make a quick fortune because of the Emirati War which made gun production a lucrative business. However, whereas Tauk gained international fame by selling their new Tauk Georgisch rifle, Keun's rifles were too new to the international market, so Keun made a deal with Tauk to produce the Tauk-Keun M1895 machine gun, which helped build Keun's reputation for military weaponry.
Keun made a profit selling rifles and machine guns during the First Great War, but after the war, the firm made a massive transition from strictly military to a large emphasis on civilian self defense, and hunting.
The fox branding was at first a failure as hunters associated the fox for small game hunting, but overtime, the foxes became associated with the Keun family coat of arms, which led the Calderan population to prefer Keun for hunting because it's more traditional.
The first Keun factory in Ugdon was converted into a train station, and later, a museum of Keun history was installed next to it. Keun still manufactures a variety of weaponry for hunters and militaries alike out of Neu Maessen.
Products
The stated year is the first year of manufacture, not the year of patent.
Handguns
| Model | Picture | Caliber | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keun Nummer 1 | .jpg)
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.32 Auto | 1896 |
| Keun Nummer 2 | 
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9mm Keun | 1906 |
| Keun M1910 | .jpg)
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.32 Auto
.380 Auto |
1910 |
| Keun M1922 | 
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.32 Auto
.380 Auto |
1922 |
| Keun Fuchs | 
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.22 Long | 1915 |
| Keun M1935 | 
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9mm LOTA | 1935 |
Long guns
Shotguns
| Model | Picture | Caliber | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keun Nummer 5 | 
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12 Gauge | 1898 |
| Keun M1909 | 
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12 Gauge | 1909 |
| Keun 37 | 
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12 Gauge | 1937 |
| Keun Modell D | 
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12 Gauge | 1971 |
| Keun Nummer 7 | 
|
12 Gauge | 1973 |
| Keun Leistung | 
|
12 Gauge | 2004 |
Non-automatic rifles
| Model | Picture | Caliber | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keun Modell 1895 | 
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.308 Regal | 1895 |
| Keun Modell 1900 | .22 Long | 1900 | |
| Keun Nummer 8 | 
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.30 Keun | 1905 |
| Keun 22 | 
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.22 Long | 1914 |
| Keun Modell W | 
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.22 Long | 1919 |
| Keun Nummer 24 | 
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.22 Long | 1922 |
Machine guns
| Model | Picture | Caliber | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tauk-Keun M1895 | 
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.308 Regal
.324 Royal |
1895 |
| Keun M1917 | 
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.30 1906 | 1917 |
| Keun M1918 | 
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.30 1906 | 1918 |
| Keun M1919 | 
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.30 1906 | 1919 |
| Keun M1933 | 
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.50 Keun | 1933 |