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[Bob Seijas]

Line Material Company, Birmingham, Alabama. My personal theory is that the R stands for Rifle. Their contract was initially for Carbine barrels but was changed to M1 Rifle before any were made. I theorize that their code would have been LMC but became LMR after the contract was changed. It is pure speculation on my part. They were absorbed into the Power Systems Division of McGraw Edison.

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[Mark in Rochester]

I thought it meant Love My Rifle



Walter David Ehlers (May 7, 1921 – February 20, 2014) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the US armed forces' highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.

[m1903rifle]

Line Material Company, Birmingham, Alabama. My personal theory is that the R stands for Rifle. Their contract was initially for Carbine barrels but was changed to M1 Rifle before any were made. I theorize that their code would have been LMC but became LMR after the contract was changed. It is pure speculation on my part. They were absorbed into the Power Systems Division of McGraw Edison.

Line Materials also had a plant in Zanesville, OH ( home of the Y bridge ). It was a McGraw Edison transformer plant when I visited it in the late '70s.