I think most companies that were able, made some supplies for the war. Many made the .45, including Singer, the sewing machine company. I also helped work on restoring a plane that had V12 Merlins made by Maytag, the washing machine company. hee hee. I think Packard made them too, and the word was, the Packards were better.
I would like to add one quick word on guns. Up here in the north, we are not allowed to keep guns for home or personal defence. However, most ppl here that do belong to handgun clubs, you will find "in general" have an interest in mechanical things, and it's not unusual to talk to those in clubs and they also have an interest in other mechanical things. Another very commom interest for those into handguns here are cameras, the older pre digital ones. I have always enjoyed guns for their craftsmanship and fine mechanical engineering. It is amazing to think that a gun, will shoot thousands of rounds, under huge pressures, and will do so for decades, with very very few failures. Ofcourse, this is very different to the discussion on weapons for self and home defence, of which I also have opinions, but I'm sure no one really cares about one way or the other. :-) Ed 300E On 18/08/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I believe that if you do your research that you will find that Mercedes > did make fire arms during WW2. > > Thanks, Tom > 256-656-1924 > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Hendrik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: 8/18/07 9:18 PM > Subject: [MBZ] Now: Mobil 1 gun oil > > Ooooh goody, here come 200 posts about what oil is best for your killing > > machine, I can hardly wait. > Don't the National Rambo Association have any forums for this kind of > stuff? Do we really have to have 2000+ posts about guns on a Mercedes > forum, when MB don't even make firearms? > I don't mind the odd off topic discussion but as always when the chatter > > comes around to guns in goes on and on and on and it is always the same > discussion, just a different way around. > I do not make a habit of jumping on people if posts are off topic but > enough is enough. I know those of you who have a 44 lying next to the > keyboard, in case someone invades your home, don't understand that there > > are people in the world who actually hate guns and find talk about these > > machines of death offensive. Yeah I spose you do know that and are just > waiting your chance to cull the herd to make it stronger but hate breeds > > hate. > I wouldn't mind a discussion of why the US has this culture of violence > but that might not be what people want to get into and this may not be > the place for that. > > Rich Thomas wrote: > > What kind of oil do you use on your, wait, make that, in your, uh, > > car!!? Yeah, that's the ticket! > > > > --Rr > > > > Wonko the Sane wrote: > > > >> I was trying to start a new oil thread so we could talk about > something > >> other than guns and penis size. > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
