Found a Colt in my Dad's basement

[bigjohnson]

FourTeeFive Is Correct

Remington actually did make 1911s. They made 21,676 of them, to be exact. They are marked "REMINGTON-UMC" on the slide, and are worth about 15 percent more than a comparable Colt, according to Flayderman's latest book.

 

[TexasRifleman]

IBM made M1 carbines during WWII, Guidelamp (a division of GM) made M3 grease guns, Hydramatic Transmission (another division of GM) made M16s, etc.

Just to add to this list, my BAR was made by the Royal Typewriter Company.

 

[jrfoxx]

Thats pretty neat. I too get a kick out all the non-gun stuff made by gun companies, and guns made by non-gun companies. I always get a kick out tof the barrel engraving of "Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works" on my old top break, and am awaiting word from CMP on my GM Saginaw Steering Gear M1 Carbine as we speak. Always though Rock-ola was a funny gun maker to.
Good stuff.

 

[VARifleman]

What I'm wondering is what equipment in a house would require the use of an ungrounded circuit!? Either that, or why would someone use a switch like that on a grounded circuit. Neither make sense to me.

 

[Andy W]

More info on the Liberator.

 

[Hud]

How 'bout this.

Hud

 

[T J]

Colt also made a product called Colt Rock. It was a pre-plastic type material I believe, and had different styles for use with pipes / tobacco. Colt also made archery equipment.
There are some old lamps (gas lamps I think) that are named Colt, but as I understand it these lamps were not made by Colt's firearms, but rather by some relative (cousin?) of Sam Colt with a totally separate company as I recall.

 

[matt87]

In this country, in days gone by the Birmingham Small Arms Company made motorbikes.

 

[RonE]

Aside from strictly firearms, Winchester probably had the most diverse product line over the years.

 

[strat81]

And didn't Ford make planes during WWII?

 

[mnw42]

I have an IBM carbine with an Underwood barrel. It amuses me to have a gun that has the barrel and receiver made by competitors in the typewriter business.

 

[WayneConrad]

And didn't Ford make planes during WWII?

Before. The legendary Ford Tri-Motor, 1925-1933.

 

[Blackbeard]

Hmm, made by Colt, and fires zillions of electrons with one function of the switch. You got yourself a machine gun there. Don't tell Pelosi.

 

[FourTeeFive]

What I'm wondering is what equipment in a house would require the use of an ungrounded circuit!? Either that, or why would someone use a switch like that on a grounded circuit. Neither make sense to me.

Funny enough, considering its rating, it is connected to a small transformer for the furnace/thermostat. The house was built in 1910 but converted from oil to natural gas at some point. I am guessing that is when the Colt disconnect box was installed.

 

[oweno]

Stevens Arms/Savage Arms in Chicopee Falls, Mass. made lawnmowers and freezers.

Way, Way back, they made bicycles.

 

[Avenger]

Hud, keep hold of that plane. The Winchester brand planes are VERY GOOD tools, and quite prized.

I've got a aluminum canoe made by Grumman right after the war, when they needed something for the factory to do. It's a great canoe, it even has a fitting for a mast! A bit heavy on 1-person portages, though.....

 

[MD_Willington]

Inglis in Canada did similar...

Washing machines and High Power pistols

 

[Trebor]

Even nowadays, look at General Electric. They produce miniguns too

GE hasn't made Miniguns in years. Dillon Aero makes and services Miniguns for the U.S. government now.