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The Western Cartridge Company was an American manufacturer of small arms and ammunition formerly based in East Alton, Illinois.Founded in 1898, it was the forerunner of the Olin Corporation, formed in 1944, of which Western was absorbed into. [1]
Pages in category "Ammunition manufacturers of the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Abandoned bunkers in a corn field, 2007. The Sangamon Ordnance Plant was a United States Army ammunition manufacturing facility constructed and operated during World War II.It was located west of Illiopolis in Sangamon County, Illinois encompassing 20,000 acres (80 km 2).
In 1935, an ammunition manufacturing facility called Val-Rose was built on the grounds of the disused World War I-era Valcartier Military Camp. [11] From 1945 to 1967 the facility was part of Canadian Arsenals Ltd. and specialized in small arms ammunition. [11] It was privatized as Industrie Valcartier Incorporee in 1967.
The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes. There were two .50 M2 ammo boxes to a crate (for a total of 220 belted or 210 linked rounds) with a volume of 0.93 cubic feet.
Ammunition manufacturers of the United States (26 P) Pages in category "Ammunition manufacturers" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
As of Thursday, only 2,430 individuals had completed a disclosure according to ISP data — accounting for 4,592 firearms, 2,431 accessories and 44 ammunition pieces.
Stewart-Warner Corporation operated the complex to produce rocket-propelled bazooka ammunition, artillery shells, naval shells, bombs, rifle grenades, fuses and rockets for use during World War II. It lies on the south side of U.S. Highway 30. The plant is also known as the place where modern duct tape was invented by Vesta Stoudt