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Mossberg Dates of Manufacture Link

Wow, great link!!!

I had no idea that they had produced so many models of guns. Gives me a lot more respect for them.

I wonder what (if anything) they produced during WWII besides the Model 44 22LR Trainer.

I know they've sold 500 and 590's for military service. I just wonder what else they've made that has helped keep us safe.
 
Taken from "Industry Today"

"According to a letter from Harold Mossberg, the company initially provided the military with.50 caliber machine gun parts and .22 bolt-action training rifles. Production increased to offer a slightly revised Model 42M, the Model 44US, .22 caliber bolt action rifle especially designed for and approved by the War Department. This rifle proved popular and successful in military training and was later adopted by the Navy Department in a preliminary rifle training program, which was especially important since it was estimated that as little as 2 percent of inductees knew anything about rifles, Harold Mossberg is recorded as saying."

http://www.usitoday.com/article_view.asp?ArticleID=1493

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It's a very good article, lots of background info on O.F. Mossberg and a blerb about the Mossberg Remington battle (not an actual battle, but for manufacturing dominance ) during the war....

also good reading....

http://books.google.com/books?id=Eq2Dnj ... ns&f=false
 
I know the 1st link in this thread works, as I just tried it...

Which link are you talkin' about jungatheart !?.... Ripjack13s ?... I don't understand the humor... :?
 
I have a Mossberg Model 380, .22 cal., but it doesn't show up on the list. What's up with that?
Thanks.
John
 
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