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During my service I saw a few 1911’s made by Remington-Rand and I swear I recall one made by IBM.

Though that’s 40+ years ago and the mind could be playing tricks on me.

During my service I saw a few 1911’s made by Remington-Rand and I swear I recall one made by IBM. Though that’s 40+ years ago and the mind could be playing tricks on me.

It is. IBM made M1 carbines during WWII, not M1911A1 pistols. The WWII M1911A1 contractors were Colt [of course!] Singer [the sewing machine folks, BEAUTIFULLY made, most went to the 8th Air Force or to other manufacturers as tooling/setup examples, though at least one may have been presented to a Russian soldier by President Roosevelt] Remington-Rand [another typewriter maker, Ithaca and railway equipment maker Union Switch and Signal.

59 posted on 12/11/2017 12:48:31 PM PST by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, then eat you.)

60 posted on 12/11/2017 2:09:14 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)