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FAMAE (Chile)
Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile
Last modified: 2025-03-29 by randy young
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![[FAMAE flag]](../images/c/cl$famae.gif)
image by Zoltan Horvath, 23 March 2014
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FAMAE - Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile - is a state-owned weapons manufacturer that supplies the Chilean Armed Forces. Their flag consists of the Coat of Arms logo on a blue field.
Alex Garofolo, 23 March 2014
Founded in 1811, FAMAE is Latin America's oldest Defense company.
Esteban Rivera, 23 March 2014
FAMAE (Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile) (English: Factories and Workshops of the Chilean Army) was established on 8 October 1811.
In 1817, the factory was renamed the Arsenal de Artillería (English: Artillery Arsenal).
In 1822, the factory was renamed the Fábrica de Armas de la Nación (English: Nation Weapons Factory).
In 1923, the factory was renamed the Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército (English: Army Factories and Workshops).
In 1924, through "Ley № 4.043" (English: Law Number 4,043), it became an autonomous organization.
In 1930, the factory was renamed the "Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile" (English: Factories and Workshops of the Chilean Army).
In 1953, the factory adopted its current denomination "Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile" 'FAMAE.'
Esteban Rivera, 8 February 2025
Sources:
http://www.famae.cl/historia-de-las-fabricas-y-maestranzas-del-ejercito/
http://www.famae.cl/pdf/Libro_Famae.rar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAMAE
![[FAMAE flag]](../images/c/cl$fama1.gif)
image by Randy Young, 28 March 2025
The flag is a horizontal blue background with the CoA in the middle with the slogan "Desde 1811 agregando valor a la defensa" (English: "Since 1811 adding value to defense") below in Spanish white lettering.
Esteban Rivera, 8 February 2025
Sources:
https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C560BAQHddFkp9yxJLw/company-logo_200_200/company-logo_200_200/0/1630601254957/fbricas_y_maestranzas_del_ejrcito_logo?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=LcT0dzOuf_HoPK43Rke9piUC-Z0fBlFHtWpMQOgj5ts
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1614872705304375&id=453107401480917&set=a.453116524813338&locale=it_IT
The shade of blue appears to be slightly darker than the one Zoltan provided us in 2014, and the inscription is different by a single word. It's currently unclear if there has been a change in the official flag design, or if this one is simply a variant.
Randy Young, 28 March 2025