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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Samuel_CummingsSamuel Cummings - Wikipedia

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   Samuel Cummings, (February 7, 1927 – April 29, 1998) was an American small arms dealer. He founded the International Armament Corporation (also known as Interarms or Interarmco) in 1953, a company which came to dominate the free world market in private arms sales. He died on April 29, 1998, in Monaco after a series of strokes.

2. www.nytimes.com › 1998/05/05 › worldSamuel Cummings, 71, Trader In Weapons on a Grand Scale

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   May 5, 1998 · Samuel Cummings, the world's biggest small-arms dealer, died on April 29 in Monaco after a series of strokes. He was 71 and had long reigned as the undisputed...

3. www.thetruthaboutguns.com › how-an-ex-cia-agentHow an Ex CIA Agent Built a Fortune ... - The Truth About Guns

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   Feb 28, 2021 · [Samuel] Cummings didn’t make a massive fortune just by shuffling arms from one conflict zone to another. His real innovation was discovering there was a massive market among Americans for military surplus guns.

4. www.youtube.com › watchUncrowned Arms Dealer: Samuel Cummings (Untold Story)

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   Dec 21, 2023 · Unveil the untold story of Uncrowned Arms Dealer Samuel Cummings, the shadowy arms dealer who built an empire in the darkest corners of the global arms trade. From humble beginnings to becoming...

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5. reason.com › 2021/02/27 › the-all-american-arms-dealerThe All-American Arms Dealer - Reason.com

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   Feb 27, 2021 · Samuel Cummings built a global weapons empire in Washington, D.C.'s shadow. Mark Hemingway | From the March 2021 issue. (Cynthia Johnson/Getty) There are more than a few antique...

6. www.magzter.com › stories › NewsThe All-American Arms Dealer - Magzter

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   Samuel Cummings built a global weapons empire in Washington, D.C.’s shadow. - Por Mark Hemingway. THERE ARE MORE than a few antique shops in historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, a short walk from my suburban neighborhood.

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   Who was Samuel Cummings?

   • Samuel Cummings, the world's biggest small-arms dealer, died on April 29 in Monaco after a series of strokes. He was 71 and had long reigned as the undisputed philosopher-king of the arms trade. In a world marked by secrecy, deception, swindles and scams, Mr. Cummings stood out.

   Samuel Cummings, 71, Trader In Weapons on a Grand Scale

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   Where did Samuel Cummings build a global weapons Empire?

   • Donate today to see your name here. Samuel Cummings built a global weapons empire in Washington, D.C.'s shadow. There are more than a few antique shops in historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, a short walk from my suburban neighborhood.

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   Why did John Cummings get a job?

   • After getting his undergraduate degree, Cummings' interest in guns was so consuming that he applied for jobs at the FBI, CIA, and National Rifle Association (NRA), thinking one of them might have use for a small arms expert. They all turned him down, at least initially. Cummings was working his way through law school when the CIA came calling.

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   How did John Cummings die?

   • Cummings died of a series of strokes in April 1998, the same month a lurid Vanity Fair story about his daughter's crime was on newsstands. He was 71. At the time of Cummings' death, the industrial Alexandria waterfront was already largely redeveloped. He would be unsurprised to see tourists eating ice cream where his lethal empire once stood.

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   How old was John Cummings when he started Interarms?

   • In February 1953, when he was just 26 years old, Cummings founded the International Armament Corporation. Interarms, as it later came to be known, started with no tangible assets. Cummings worked out of his modest house in Georgetown, and the company address was a P.O. box. He did, however, have a valuable list of contacts.

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   Did Samuel Cummings have a sword?

   • If you know anything about Samuel Cummings, you may suspect the two Soviet paintings were some of his more prosaic possessions. When the billionaire died in 1998, he owned, among many other things, the sword Napoleon carried at Waterloo.

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8. www.economist.com › 1998/05/07 › samuel-cummingsSamuel Cummings - The Economist

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   May 7, 1998 · Samuel Cummings, king of the arms trade, died on April 29th, aged 71. May 7th 1998 |. WHEN mulling over his life, Samuel Cummings would remark, “It has been a boulevard of broken dreams.” What...