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BlueTrain · September 1, 2010, 07:46 AM

I've long thought that the subject of armaments production during the war was fascinating. One of the ways we won the war was by making things faster than the enemy could destroy them. I wonder if we could still do that today?

Giving a company like Singer a contract for a test run of pistols was certainly an interesting experiment and likewise, I wonder how it would turn out today? But in Singer's case, they didn't make any more. Before World War II the standard issue pistol in Norway was the 1911 Colt. Supposedly they manufactured some as a cost study well after the war before adopting something else (here I'm just remembering something I read long ago), then sold the pistols on the surplus market. How's that for a curiosity.

September 1, 2010, 07:46 AM	#3
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	I've long thought that the subject of armaments production during the war was fascinating. One of the ways we won the war was by making things faster than the enemy could destroy them. I wonder if we could still do that today? Giving a company like Singer a contract for a test run of pistols was certainly an interesting experiment and likewise, I wonder how it would turn out today? But in Singer's case, they didn't make any more. Before World War II the standard issue pistol in Norway was the 1911 Colt. Supposedly they manufactured some as a cost study well after the war before adopting something else (here I'm just remembering something I read long ago), then sold the pistols on the surplus market. How's that for a curiosity. __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds.