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Unread 08-01-2015, 02:29 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by John Sabato View Post
Well then you can appreciate that the Singer 1911A1 guns were made with the same precision and pride as the sewing machines...

That is what was meant by this quote below (after he saw a Gillette razor blade factory in the USA)... and he was right!

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." - Isoroku Yamamoto

Too bad they weren't able to use some of that kind of manufacturing expertise and power to produce a better pistol than the Nambu... (sorry I just couldn't resist )
John

I agree you're absolutely right, too bad genuine one are so scarce (and expensive)!


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