Making the 45 Auto in WWII

[gerhard1]

Courtesy of Union Switch & Signal, one of many firms that made the 1911

Hope it is of interest.

 

[ILGAC]

That was very interesting!!! Except now everytime I pick up one of my 1911s I'll hear Beethoven's 5th….

 

[SkyboundLeo]

Never knew about Union Switch making 1911s. Yeah, exactly @ILGAC, haha.

 

[Catt57]

Cool video

 

[ILGAC]

Never knew about Union Switch making 1911s. Yeah, exactly @ILGAC, haha.

Besides Colt, during WW2 Remington-Rand (typewriter manufacturer), Union Switch & Signal (railway signal manufacturer) and Ithaca made 1911A1s in volume. Ithaca was the only gun company besides Colt that made 1911A1s.

Singer was a sewing machine manufacturer.

Popular folklore is that there are more "Singer" marked pistols available today than were ever manufactured for the war effort.

@SkyboundLeo Welcome to the forum!!

 

[gerhard1]

It might interest some of you to know that one of the firms that made the M1 Carbine was Rock-Ola, of juke-box fame. It was said by the GI's that the Rock-Ola carbine 'played the prettiest music this side of a funeral'.