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WWII .45 1911 magazine

Ambrose
Bought 5 of these in the late 50's. 4 are unmarked but one has "C-R" stamped on the base plate. Curious as to the manufacturer.
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  • nmyers
    Made by Risdon for Colt. It should sell in the $50-100 range.

    Your unmarked mags may be Colt-made. Photos would help.

    Neal
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  • Txs
    I'm no 1911 expert, but according to what I've read Risdon magazines were marked with a letter R on the top of the baseplate tab.

    An R on the bottom of the baseplate was used by Raymond Engineering.
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  • Ambrose
    I never thought of looking at the top of the base plate tab! The "C-R" magazine does have an "R" at that location. Another has an "S" and another has an "L" there. Any ideas about those?
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  • nmyers
    "S" is Scovill. "L" is Little.

    Neal

    EDIT: Here's a history of Scoville, best known for producing Hamilton Beach appliances:
    http://www.thelampworks.com/lw_companies_scovill.htm
    Scoville made mags for Colt, Ithaca, US&S, & possibly Remington Rand, as well as replacement mags for the War Dept.
    M.S. Little produced mags for Colt, & replacement mags for the War Dept; I don't know anything about the company.
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  • Ambrose
    Thanks, nmyers. Can you offer any details about these facilities; locations, what they made before they started doing war work, etc. The plumbing fixture manufacturer I worked for made mechanisms for bomb fuses during WWII. (The ones with the little propellers that were on the noses of the bombs.)

    EDIT: Thanks, Neal, for the Scovill link. Interesting read.
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