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When you think of the Singer brand, you probably think of sewing machines. But you knew that there was a time when the singer stopped making those and started making military weapons? And they were apparently very good at it, in at least some of its aspects.

Many years ago, in late 1930, during World War II, the singer was hired by the United States government to help them make military weapons such as guns and aerial bomb sights for aircraft. It seems that they were not the best at making guns, but they did very well with a few other things.

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In 1939, the United States government gave Singer a trial contract to make hundreds of 45-caliber automatic pistols. The government was not very pleased with what he saw and ended up giving the contract to other companies that are now very popular among the manufacturers of weapons. The particular gun, the M1911A1 was widely used in various wars, but began to become less popular in the 70s. Today it is used both by the military as many police officers and FBI agents. If you are a collector of weapons and have one of the few that these weapons were made by Singer you can make a good profit on it. They were known to be sold for more than $ 50,000.

They also made an attempt to manufacture semi-automatic M1 Garand rifle. The government once again not get too excited about the product. Other companies known as Springfield Armory and Winchester has played a leading role in manufacturing during World War II.

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Where they really accomplished was to help the U.S. government with the Second World War was the development of the Norden sight. It was also used in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. It was a tool that the crews of bombers used to define precisely their sights on targets. Singer did not invent the device, but it was one of several companies working on it during the war. Even though this device was never very accurate, was considered a great help in World War II.

So now you have something to think about next time you're sitting with his Singer sewing machine. Today they are involved in other businesses, but they are no longer making military weapons. At least not for the moment.

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