Op Slides

[Sgt. Saunders]

Hi gentlemen, who were the makers of these op slides? TIA!!
Op Slide 1
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...IMG_0580-1.jpg

Op Slide 2
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...IMG_0618-2.jpg

For Inland parts; L.I. was LOMBARD GOVERNOR CO. right? What does W.I. and P.I. stand for? TIA AGAIN!!!

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[Bubba-7]

PI for Inland type VI, Late WWII part.
High Standard type VI replacement part.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Thanks Roger. Is this symbol for PI?

[INLAND44]

PI is Packard for Inland. The B shown is not the makers mark which will be inside the slide box on the floor. That is probably a PI slide as they always put a letter on the bottom like that - inspector's mark or some other internal code. The D7161848 is of course the military inventory code which came in later in the war. I'm not sure of the numbers but I think that's a Type 5. I had one with a big V on the bottom - at that time I thought it meant Type 5 - then I saw one with a B like yours and realized what it was.

[BrianQ]

D-7161843 is the drawing number. As Bubba said it is a type VI slide.

[Bill Ricca]

High Standard type VI replacement part.

That has not been able to be proven. Some think it was "High Standard Arms"; however, the corporate name was High Standard Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Nobody knows for sure who made them.