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This was a known fact, but maybe not well publasized. The government sub contacted to many firms for the manufacture of its arms, Colt, Singer, Union Switch and Signal, Ithica, Rock Kola, IBM and others. Colt, Remington and Springfield were being pushed beyond their means and hence the Governments need to reach out to other firms for help to fulfill the need.
 
Strange thing, during WW2 the government was subcontracting companies to supply arms because the typical mfgs were overwhelmed.

But a place I worked at a few years ago had a warehouse that was built during the war. They were a food supplier for the military, so they were allowed to build this warehouse during the war. There is a 60a disconnect that I assume was installed when the building was built.

The disconnect was made by "Colt Patent Firearms"! It was very well built, still in use today. It even had cleaning and lubrication instructions inside.
 
(quoted from post at 21:02:17 10/22/15) Strange thing, during WW2 the government was subcontracting companies to supply arms because the typical mfgs were overwhelmed.

But a place I worked at a few years ago had a warehouse that was built during the war. They were a food supplier for the military, so they were allowed to build this warehouse during the war. There is a 60a disconnect that I assume was installed when the building was built.

The disconnect was made by "Colt Patent Firearms"! It was very well built, still in use today. It even had cleaning and lubrication instructions inside.
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ven General Motors made guns for the war effort.
 
Old you are right, IH got a contract to build Garand rifles in 1953 and contract ran from 1953 through 1956.
 
(quoted from post at 18:15:10 10/22/15)
(quoted from post at 21:02:17 10/22/15) Strange thing, during WW2 the government was subcontracting companies to supply arms because the typical mfgs were overwhelmed.

But a place I worked at a few years ago had a warehouse that was built during the war. They were a food supplier for the military, so they were allowed to build this warehouse during the war. There is a 60a disconnect that I assume was installed when the building was built.

The disconnect was made by "Colt Patent Firearms"! It was very well built, still in use today. It even had cleaning and lubrication instructions inside.
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ven General Motors made guns for the war effort.
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I have relatives that worked at GM in the 60's, and they were building M16's. This was the Hydromatic plant in Ypsi. The same plant was a bomber plant in WW2, building B24's. The Cadillac division was building light tanks in WW2 and gun mounts of different types for Artillery into the 60's.

I think the interest in bidding on those contracts waned as the WW2 generation of managers retired / died off.

After about 1980, the only thing they wanted to do was downsize...
 
Another thing or two. Hoover vacuum cleaner company made machine guns and my M2 carbine has furniture " stock and hand guard" made by timbley baby furniture. The local NAPA store in Flemington,nj made parts for Sherman tank tracks. Every place that could make something!
 
I was issued an IH M1 at one time. Couple of other Marines in my unit, also. We joked about our "Farmall rifles".
 
Colt firearms diversified into the electrical business as early as 1922, and there's all sorts of fuse boxes, fuses, disconnected, and breaker panels still in use today that were made by them.

They used the "NoArk" brand, and some sources indicate they later became "FPE" (Federal Pacific Electric) but I am unsure about that.
 
(quoted from post at 19:07:24 10/22/15) Another thing or two. Hoover vacuum cleaner company made machine guns and my M2 carbine has furniture " stock and hand guard" made by timbley baby furniture. The local NAPA store in Flemington,nj made parts for Sherman tank tracks. Every place that could make something!
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Actually no, of the total capacity of production, England, Germany and Japan were all at 100% war production. They US only hit about 50% of capacity. In other words Japan only woke up the ugly half of America. Even most companies were making war goods were not at 100% war production. Singer still made sewing machines and some companies did little or nothing but American citizens could still buy clothing and other things they needed.

Rick
 
I will have to look it up. I get American Hunter...glad some fellow NRA members are out there!
 
I haven't had time to read the article yet but am looking forward to it. Couple years ago I was looking to purchase an IH Garand but once I learned of the low production numbers and saw what they were going for, I decided to go for a CMP rifle and have no regrets.
 
Yep , while in Rifle club in highschool two of us short large bore outdoor and i had a M 14A1 made by Remington my buddy Jack had Harrington and Richards . In basic training i had a Singer M14 A-1 , wish i had the Singer in rifle could as that puppy was far more accurate and the grouping was super tight . Guy that bunked next to me had a Farmall -I H made M14A-1
 
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