New toys: 1944 IBM !!! Warning OT

[kurt at k-huhn.com]

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!
> 
> 
> 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