New toys: 1944 IBM !!! Warning OT

From: kurt_at_k-huhn.com <(kurt_at_k-huhn.com)>
Date: Wed Sep 1 10:00:50 2004

On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 11:48:43AM -0700, Ron Hudson wrote:
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> On Aug 30, 2004, at 9:00 AM, Joe R. wrote:
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> >A 1944 made IBM (wait for it!) Carbine!
> >Yeap, a gun!
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> International Bullet Machines ???

During the WWII years, all manner of manufacturers made military gear. Ford made thousands of guns whose design lent itself well to stamped steel - a manufacturing method that Ford and other auto makers excelled at.

--Kurt
Received on Wed Sep 01 2004 - 10:00:50 BST