Jennings & Rall

Jennings & Rall, or more commonly J&R, is a privately held corporation built from the merger of Jennings Shipbuilding and Rall, an arms manufacturer of early tactical and field weaponry. The company has been in buisness for almost eight hundred years, and has survived numerous governmental reforms and economic disasters.

Jennings Shipbuilding
Founded in Great Britain in 1689 by Jacob Jennings, Jennings Shipbuilding originally operated in the famous Blackwall Yards in London, England under Henry Johnson. Under the guidance of Marcus Jennings, the company moved to the American colonies in 1724 with the sale of the Blackwall Yards In 1730, the company built its first yard at Fells Point, Baltimore. Until the American Revolution, they would build numerous merchant ships, then would go onto start construction of the famous Baltimore Clipper.

Rall
Founded in 1763 in the American Colonies, Rall was one of the many manufacturer of bayonets for the British Military. By 1772 the company had expanded to include the production of long rifles. Using state of the art manufacturing techniques, Rall was able to produce large quantities of his weapons for the Continental Army during the American Revolution.