Bicycle manufacturers that also manufacture firearms.

[rustyjones]

TOC Mossberg warning bell...

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

did any bike companies make guns for WWII? they must have been doing something, since bikes were limited production for those years.

 

[MrMonark13]

did any bike companies make guns for WWII? they must have been doing something, since bikes were limited production for those years.

Monark made navigation and radar parts. I don’t believe Schwinn did. I’m fairly useless here, just wanted to participate!

 

[piercer_99]

did any bike companies make guns for WWII? they must have been doing something, since bikes were limited production for those years.

I don't believe so, however these companies all manufactured Springfield M1 carbines. Aside from Winchester, none of them were firearm manufacturers prior to this.

General Motors, Winchester, Irwin-Pedersen, Underwood Elliot Fisher, National Postal Meter, Quality Hardware Manufacturing Corp., International Business Machines, Standard Products, Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation, Commercial Controls Corporation.

 

[lgrinnings]

So the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee MA was famous for their swords, but they also manufactured pre-Civil War sidearms and light artillery. They did a lot of the early manufacturing for the Overman Wheel Company and in the mid 1890s produced their own brand of bicycle. Here’s mine, serial number 681…

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

The motorcycle/bicycle brand B.S.A is the best known to me. British Small Arms.

They also made some paratrooper folding bikes during the WW2 I believe.

John

 

[dnc1]

The motorcycle/bicycle brand B.S.A is the best known to me. British Small Arms.

They also made some paratrooper folding bikes during the WW2 I believe.

John

BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) and Royal Enfield were two I can think of.

 

[Mercian]

Hi All,

Beaten to the BSA.

How about Manufrance?

Full title Manufacture Français d'Armes et Cycles (a bit of a give away). (-:

The 'polishing shop', early 20th Century.

More history here, for those that don't read French, scroll down for the pictures...

MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE D’ARMES ET CYCLES / MANUFRANCE / HIRONDELLE / HIRON / H / CYCLES MIMOSA - encyclo du vélo

MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE D’ARMES ET CYCLES / MANUFRANCE / HIRONDELLE / HIRON / H / CYCLES MIMOSA Saint-Etienne Manufrance est l’appellation commerciale de la Manuf

encycloduvelo.fr

A+, Adrian

PS, just because it's amazing, this is only one of the 'Offices' of Manufrance...

It gives me an Indiana Jones Warehouse vibe...

 

[RichH]

Hulbert Bros &Co's Majestic was made by the Hopkins & Allen mnf Co. Who also made firearms

 

[Guest2]

I was doing some clean-up at the pad & found this set I forgot I owned...might have a little relevance to this thread...