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Originally Posted by Absalom
Good catch, Jack! I read straight over that upon first looking at the letter.
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Thanks.
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Copying shamelessly from Pate, this gun would have shipped on Army Contract W-19-059-ORD-2725, under which 22,659 guns (less than ordered) were delivered from Feb - May 1945. This was the last contract for new guns; the next one was cancelled.
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Interesting. According to the records, related to me by Roy, M&P number SV802722 was the highest numbered military .38 shipped to the Navy. It left the factory on August 13, 1945. That was just two days before Tokyo announced its surrender.
I do notice that a lot of them shipped in April and May of '45. But apparently a few did ship later.