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Weapons Manufactoring Companies

Discussion in 'Small Arms and Edged Weapons' started by TacticalTank, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. TacticalTank

    TacticalTank Member

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    Hi, i was wondering if any one could help me out with something. I was wondering what were the main AXIS weapon companies and what were the ALLIED companies?
    All help is greatly appreciated as i am trying to become a ww2 guru (in real life not rank on here.)
     
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I'm not sure of your question. What are you asking?
     
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  3. TacticalTank

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    i mean like, the SPRINGFEILD company created the Springfeild 1903 bolt action rifle used in WWII and WWI i was wondering what companies like that made what weapons in WWII
     
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    The numbers of individual companies manufactoring weapons are quite large, even within a single country. Listing them would be quite time consuming, not to mention the time required to compile such a list.
     
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    Well winchester and springfield both made a lot of m1's. Inland made a lot of carbines. Also there is a lot of small companies like national postal meter, i.b.m., rock-ola, standard products, and some others.
     
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    I suppose the first thing I should point out here is that the Springfield name is attached to an armory, not a company. That armory has been a branch of the US government for quite sometime.

    They (Springfield) did sort of "create" the 1903 bolt action, but at the expense of a patent suit with the Mauser Brothers, which we (America) lost. But hope springs eternal, and our .30-06 (1906) round was rather unique compared to the Mauser round, so that is "ours".
     
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    Try this site. American information is in the left column. Scroll down to Small Arms. By clicking on each weapon listed, you can see a chart that lists the contractor, or contractors, responsible for it. World War 2 Weapons
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Thanks Lou ! Another link added to my 'bookmarks'.
     
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    That is a great site Lou, straight into my "faves" as well. Thanks again.
     
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    Not to mention that there were also numerous subcontractors for most weapons that made only one or two parts for the end assembler.

    For example, the US bazooka included these manufacturers:

    E G Budd: Rockets
    Hercules Powder, American Cyanamid, DuPont and, Atlas Powder: Explosives, fuzing, and propellant
    General Electric, Bridgeport CT: launcher
    Magnovox: Magneto trigger and igniter

    In all, there were over 100 subcontractors involved in the production of the over 450,000 bazookas produced during WW 2.
     
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