WW2 Firearms Producers

[Annie Oakley]

I learned a while back that Rock-Ola, a jukebox company produced m1 carbines for WW2. I thought that this was pretty cool and was wondering if anyone knew of any other non firearms companies that produced armaments for WW2.

[thebearpack]

Lots of companies stepped up to support the war effort. IBM, Remington Rand (made sewing machines), Inland Division of GM, Singer, Standard Products, Underwood and tons of others. Not to mention all the companies that made parts for firearms. That industrial might is the "sleeping giant" Japan woke on December 7, 1941.

[Xringshooter]

Here's a few (from Wiki)

Military contractors (M1 Carbine):
Inland Division, General Motors (production: 2,632,097), sole producer of the M1A1 Carbine. Receiver marked "INLAND DIV."
Winchester Repeating Arms (production: 828,059) Receiver marked "WINCHESTER"
Irwin-Pedersen (operated by Saginaw Steering Gear and production included with Saginaw total)
Saginaw Steering Gear Division General Motors (production: 517,213 ) Receivers marked "SAGINAW S.G." (370,490) and "IRWIN-PEDERSEN" (146,723 )
Underwood Elliot Fisher (production: 545,616) Receiver marked "UNDERWOOD"
National Postal Meter (production: 413,017) Receiver marked "NATIONAL POSTAL METER"
Quality Hardware Manufacturing Corp. (production: 359,666) Receiver marked "QUALITY H.M.C."
International Business Machines (production: 346,500) Receiver marked "I.B.M. CORP." Also barrel marked "IBM Corp"
Standard Products (production: 247,100) Receiver marked "STD. PRO."
Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation (production: 228,500) Receiver Marked "ROCK-OLA"
Commercial Controls Corporation (production: 239) Receiver marked "COMMERCIAL CONTROLS"

[Soldat222]

The M2 Browning on my Stryker was manufactured by "AC DELCO SPARKPLUG DIVISION" of GM

I know the M3 "Grease Gun" by GMs Guide Lamp division

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/handson...war_2_arms.htm

[Draxton Smitz]

Smith Corona made typewriters.

[NRA Recruiter]

Interesting thing about Rock-Ola, that's the surname of the company's founder. Okay, there was no hyphen in his name but his name was David Rockola.

Back to the subject at hand, any company with any of the manufacturing skills needed by the war effort started making stuff for the war. Guns are really pretty easy to make once someone else has done the design work.

[big reticles]

I recall hearing westinghouse was also invloved somehow with arms manufacturing. That took me by surprise. GM will make anything that makes GM money (and I am not saying there is anything wrong with that).

[thebearpack]

Almost forgot about the local Union Switch & Signal and their 1911A1s among other parts.

[brian]

the singer sewing machine company made a few m1911a1s.
every div of gm made something, from machine guns to tanks.

[Annie Oakley]

That's cool about Singer! I am mainly interested in finding out more about domestic product companies so that is right up my alley. Frigidaire made some stuff too.