yes they did and MR was not failing. You say they build but who, Do they have factories? Or do they own companies that produce? Sorry it is a holding corporation. You can stamp a name on any gun like Sears did with Marlin, Mossberg and Savage. I do not know of any Kahr Arms factory.
A business that isn't thriving is failing, by my measure. Might be failing in slow motion, but that's just details. Neither Magnum Research nor Auto Ordinance corporation were holding much of a share of the market. If they were thriving, they wouldn't have been looking for a buyer...
https://www.kahr.com/about/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahr_ArmsNow you know, if you bother to look.
MR may have been producing some quality firearms at the time of purchase (Desert Eagle not included, IMO), but by most accounts AO was not so much. Also by most accounts, AO quality has improved under Kahr ownership. Whether or not you consider that as evidence of Kahr manufacture, it still implies control of production - which is all that matters. If quality has improved, I'd lay odds that at least some leadership was replaced, if not more.
