please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message voere type private industry firearms predecessor koma in west germany founded 1948 1948 in west germany headquarters kufstein austria products military rifles hunting rifles air pistols website http voere.com voere is an austrian gunmaker best known for its vec 91 bolt action rifle using caseless ammunition . the origins of the company date back to the 1948 establishment of the metal working company koma in west germany . originally producing bicycle tire pumps the company branched out into the production of air pistols in 1950 . in 1955 koma was renamed voere . the company s name is a combination of the founders names voetter and restle . that year voere began the production of small bore rifles . in 1965 the company relocated to a new factory in kufstein austria . in 1972 licensed production of the american 180 submachine gun began . by 1980 the company began to diversify its production and included a new line of environmental horticultural products . in 1989 voere merged with the trading company kufsteiner ger tebau und handelsges m.b.h and formed voere kgh m.b.h. at that time voere began work as a precision machining subcontractor for other companies . the vec 91 caseless rifle was introduced in 1991 . external links edit voere official site this firearms related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article on an austrian company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title voere & oldid 731107072 categories firearm manufacturers of austriafirearm manufacturers of germanyprivately held companies of germanykufstein districtfirearms stubsaustrian company stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from august 2010all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 23 july 2016 at 00 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view