Daniel Defense
Corporate brand
UnclaimedFamily-owned, privately held American firearms manufacturer founded in 2000 by Marty Daniel.
Last updated September 11, 2026
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Overview
Daniel Defense is a family-owned and privately held firearms manufacturer located in Black Creek, Georgia. Founded in 2000 by Founder & Executive Chairman Marty Daniel, the company was born from Marty's vision to create custom rifle accessories for his personal rifles. Its product range includes AR15-style rifles, pistols, bolt-action rifles, and accessories for civilian, law enforcement, and military customers. The company states that it makes nearly every component part it sells and moved into a 300k square-foot manufacturing facility in 2017.
History
Daniel Defense was founded in 2000 by Marty Daniel, born from his vision to create custom rifle accessories for his personal rifles. The company is family-owned and privately held and is located in Black Creek, Georgia. It states that since selling its first AR in 2009 it has worked to deliver products unmatched in quality, precision, and world-class customer service, and that from its inception it has striven to control every facet of production, today making nearly every component part it sells. In 2017 the company moved into a state-of-the-art 300k square-foot manufacturing facility. The company's history page also traces Marty Daniel's earlier path: he graduated in 1985 with an electrical engineering degree from Georgia Southern University, and in 1991 started Daniel Overhead Door & Fireplace in Garden City, Georgia, which would eventually become the original home for Daniel Defense.
Products and positioning
The world's most trusted firearms, engineered and built by the world's finest craftsmen - right here in America.
AR15-style rifles
Pistols
Bolt-action rifles
Accessories
Suppressors
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