End #'s WW2 ?/M1 Garand

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Gentlemen,
This file was part of the last reports of M1 Garand Production. It was in the National Archives, Military Field Branch. I found it about 1977. This file was not in the general reports about end of the war production. It looks like they just finished up the last of the M1 Garands and parts. That's where this report was found. GENTLEMEN I AM NOT SURE ON THIS ONE BUT IT WAS IN THE ARCHIVES. That's about all I have on this no written file with it.

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Warning, before you go to my sites lower your volume as the opening page contains a sound file which has a loading and firing of the M1 Garand.

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Thanks again
Clancy

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Winchesters prices were 20-23$ more then Springfield Armoury. Something seems alittle off. Unless Winchester had a horrible management system to be able to cut costs like Springfield Armour, Winchester was charging almost double the cost of the rifles. And yes I do realize Winchester wasnt making the numbers Springfield Armoury was at this point but Winchester never sold M1's at less then 39$ each. :)

Perhaps thats why the Orandance Department cut off Winchester faster then the did Springfield Armoury's production seeing as they were getting ripped off by Winchester but in the War they had no choise but to pay just so they can arm the military ?? :confused:

Hardly seems like Winchester cared about the war effort. :eek:

Also neat that there were almost 4.04 million rifles produced and 8000 M1C sniper rifles by wars end. :)

Dimitri
 
Dimitri,
Winchester did have to pay back money to Ordnance on the M1 Garand. Ordnance was always at war with Winchester and its production. I will have what I call Winchester-Gate coming up with all the tricks Win was up to.
Thanks again
Clancy
 
Clancy,

Lucky them they got off easy, if I was the Department of Defence/War I'd have gotten Winchester stripped of everything for fraud and threw them into jail for treason. :)

Dimitri
 
Clancy said:
Dimitri,
Winchester did have to pay back money to Ordnance on the M1 Garand. Ordnance was always at war with Winchester and its production. I will have what I call Winchester-Gate coming up with all the tricks Win was up to.
Thanks again
Clancy
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Well, WWI (1917-1919) basically broke Winchester. That's probably why they tried to keep the price up.

(Yes, I do know that WWI ended Nov 11, 1918)
 
Perhaps Lee-Enfield that is why. Still charging almost double in some cases for rifles that the troops fighting on the ground need seems like you only care about profit and not about the war effort. :)

Dimitri
 
Lee Enfield,
One of the main problems with Winchester was getting the orders out. In early 1942 when we were at war Winchester was only working 1 shift, and off on part of the weekends.
That was one of the major parts of the problems.
Thanks again
Clancy
 
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