Replica Arms was an importer and distributor founded by Leonard Frank Allen, in El Paso, Texas in 1962. They imported the first Colt 1847 Walker replica, made by Armi San Marco. In 1965 the company was sold and moved to Marietta, Ohio, with Ken Phelps as President. Most older Replica Arms revolvers were made by Armi San Marco, Uberti, and Pietta.

In 1973-74 Replica Arms was bought out by Val Forgett and Navy Arms. The transition revolvers will be marked Replica Arms, Ridgefield NJ ( the address of Navy Arms), during the transition of the stock, so we will find weapons bearing the name of Navy Arms and the logo of Replica Arms (rare for the collector). The SA Logo can be found on the Navy Arms boxes before the merging of Navy Arms and Replica Arms which is the old Service Armament originally started by Val Forgett in the late 1950’s-early 1960’s.