Well I don't know much about what would have been if but I tell you this it's cool to know that General Patton evidently thought the 357 mag would be a good caliber to carry and it's still considered a standard bearer today that says something about the fellows who were designing these guns and new cartridges back then . Serious men designing guns and calibers for serious work thanks for posting the documents that was very interesting.Also thanks to all you guys who added interesting ideas about what if and Historic prospective and knowledge about WW2 ,and the answer to the factory ivories question some thing I did not know but now I do .Thanks to all of you .What a fitting thread for Veterans Day .