RM Vivas
US Veteran
As part of a lead up to discussing WW2 arms limits on civilian sales, I had to find a copy of the L-60 Limitation Order.
This was actually a bit harder than one might think.
I finally stumbled across a copy and thought I'd drop it here as well for anyone else who might be working on a writing project lead in to WW2 arms sales.
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Part 1121 – PISTOLS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
(Limitation Order L-60 as of September 30, 1942)
Whereas national defense requirements have created a shortage of pistols, rifles and shotguns for use in police work, plant patrol and other local guard duties, and it is necessary in the public interest and to promote the defense of the United States to conserve the supply and direct the distribution thereof;
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered.
That:
§1121.1 General Limitation Order L-60 - (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(1) Defense pistol” means:
(i) Any .22 caliber Harrington and Richardson “Sportsman” model target, revolver, and
(ii) Any pistol manufactured by Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, the Smith and Wesson Arms Company, or the High Standard Manufacturing Company.
(3) “Defense rifle” means:
(i) Any rifle chambered for Government .30/06 caliber cartridges.
(ii) The following rifles of .22 caliber:
(a) Mossberg Model 43-B,
(b) Mossberg Repeating Model 42MB,
(c) Remington Model 613 Target,
(d) Remington Model 611,
(e) Winchester Model 76 Target,
(f) Winchester Model G-604UR,
(g) Stevens Model 416-3,
(h) Savage Model 33. and
(i) Ranger-Sears Roebuck Target.
(3) “Defense shotgun” means:
(i) Any 12 gauge shotgun,
(ii) Any 16 gauge automatic shotgun, and
(iii) Any 16 gauge pump action repeater shotgun.
(4) “Manufacturer" means any person engaged in the manufacture of pistols, rifles, and/or shotguns.
(b) Prohibition of sales. On and after May 26, 1942, no person other than a manufacturer shall sell, lease, trade, lend, deliver, ship, transfer or otherwise dispose of any new defense rifle, the net cost of which to him was $72.50, or less; any new defense shotgun, the net cost of which to him was $45.00, or less; or any new defense pistol except:
(i) Pursuant to a specific order of the the Director General for Operations,
(ii) For government’s use only to any agency, department, office, or officer of the Federal Government or of any state or local government; or pursuant to orders placed by the government of the United Kingdom, Canada, and other Dominions; Crown Colonies and Protectorates of the British Empire, Belgium, China, Greece, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and Yugoslavia; or for the account of any
foreign country pursuant to the Act of March 11, 1941, “An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States" (Lend-Lease Act);
(iii) That where, as of May 36, 1942, a person has received a purchase order for or has contracted for the sale or delivery of any defense pistol, defense rifle and/or defense shotgun, to which purchase order or contract a preference rating of A-l-J, or better, has been applied, then that person may sell or deliver the said defense pistol, defense rifle, and/or defense shotgun in accordance with the terms of such purchase order or contract, and
(iv) That the limitations of this paragraph do not apply to any sales or deliveries to or by the Defense Supplies Corporation.
(No paragraph (c) appeared in original order.]
(d) Applicability of Priorities Regulation No. 1. This order and all transactions affected thereby are subject to the provisions of Priorities Regulation No. 1, as amended from time to time, except to the extent that any provisions hereof may be inconsistent therewith, in which case the provisions of this order shall govern.
(e) Records. All persons affected by this order shall keep and preserve for not less than 2 years accurate and complete records concerning inventories, purchases, production and sales.
(f) Reports. All persons affected by this order shall execute and file with the War Production Board such reports and questionnaires as said Board shall from time to time require. All dealers, jobbers, wholesalers, and distributors having in their possession pistols, rifles, and/or shotguns shall file a complete inventory, stating make and model, of such items with the War Production Board within forty-five days after February 27, 1942.
(g) Audit and inspection. All records required to be kept by this order shall, upon request, be submitted to audit and inspection by duly authorized representative of the War Production Board.
(h) Violations or false statements. Any person who violates this order or who willfully falsifies any records which he is required to keep by the terms of this order, or otherwise willfully furnishes false information to the War Production Board may be deprived of priorities assistance or may be prohibited by the War Production Board from obtaining any further deliveries of materials subject to allocation. The War Production Board may also take any other action deemed appropriate, including the making of a recommendation for prosecution under section 35 (A) of the Criminal Code (18 U.S.C. 80).
(i) Appeal. Any person affected by this order who considers that compliance therewith would work an exceptional and unreasonable hardship upon him, or that it would result in a serious problem of unemployment in the community, or that compliance with this order would disrupt or impair a program of conversion from nondefense work, may apply for relief by addressing a letter to the War Production Board setting forth the pertinent facts and the reasons such person considers that he is entitled to relief. The War Production Board may thereupon take such action, if any, as it deems appropriate by the amendment of this
order or otherwise.
(j) Communications. All communications concerning this order shall be addressed to War Production Board, Washington, D. C., Ref.: L-60.
This was actually a bit harder than one might think.
I finally stumbled across a copy and thought I'd drop it here as well for anyone else who might be working on a writing project lead in to WW2 arms sales.
===============================
Part 1121 – PISTOLS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
(Limitation Order L-60 as of September 30, 1942)
Whereas national defense requirements have created a shortage of pistols, rifles and shotguns for use in police work, plant patrol and other local guard duties, and it is necessary in the public interest and to promote the defense of the United States to conserve the supply and direct the distribution thereof;
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered.
That:
§1121.1 General Limitation Order L-60 - (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(1) Defense pistol” means:
(i) Any .22 caliber Harrington and Richardson “Sportsman” model target, revolver, and
(ii) Any pistol manufactured by Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, the Smith and Wesson Arms Company, or the High Standard Manufacturing Company.
(3) “Defense rifle” means:
(i) Any rifle chambered for Government .30/06 caliber cartridges.
(ii) The following rifles of .22 caliber:
(a) Mossberg Model 43-B,
(b) Mossberg Repeating Model 42MB,
(c) Remington Model 613 Target,
(d) Remington Model 611,
(e) Winchester Model 76 Target,
(f) Winchester Model G-604UR,
(g) Stevens Model 416-3,
(h) Savage Model 33. and
(i) Ranger-Sears Roebuck Target.
(3) “Defense shotgun” means:
(i) Any 12 gauge shotgun,
(ii) Any 16 gauge automatic shotgun, and
(iii) Any 16 gauge pump action repeater shotgun.
(4) “Manufacturer" means any person engaged in the manufacture of pistols, rifles, and/or shotguns.
(b) Prohibition of sales. On and after May 26, 1942, no person other than a manufacturer shall sell, lease, trade, lend, deliver, ship, transfer or otherwise dispose of any new defense rifle, the net cost of which to him was $72.50, or less; any new defense shotgun, the net cost of which to him was $45.00, or less; or any new defense pistol except:
(i) Pursuant to a specific order of the the Director General for Operations,
(ii) For government’s use only to any agency, department, office, or officer of the Federal Government or of any state or local government; or pursuant to orders placed by the government of the United Kingdom, Canada, and other Dominions; Crown Colonies and Protectorates of the British Empire, Belgium, China, Greece, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and Yugoslavia; or for the account of any
foreign country pursuant to the Act of March 11, 1941, “An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States" (Lend-Lease Act);
(iii) That where, as of May 36, 1942, a person has received a purchase order for or has contracted for the sale or delivery of any defense pistol, defense rifle and/or defense shotgun, to which purchase order or contract a preference rating of A-l-J, or better, has been applied, then that person may sell or deliver the said defense pistol, defense rifle, and/or defense shotgun in accordance with the terms of such purchase order or contract, and
(iv) That the limitations of this paragraph do not apply to any sales or deliveries to or by the Defense Supplies Corporation.
(No paragraph (c) appeared in original order.]
(d) Applicability of Priorities Regulation No. 1. This order and all transactions affected thereby are subject to the provisions of Priorities Regulation No. 1, as amended from time to time, except to the extent that any provisions hereof may be inconsistent therewith, in which case the provisions of this order shall govern.
(e) Records. All persons affected by this order shall keep and preserve for not less than 2 years accurate and complete records concerning inventories, purchases, production and sales.
(f) Reports. All persons affected by this order shall execute and file with the War Production Board such reports and questionnaires as said Board shall from time to time require. All dealers, jobbers, wholesalers, and distributors having in their possession pistols, rifles, and/or shotguns shall file a complete inventory, stating make and model, of such items with the War Production Board within forty-five days after February 27, 1942.
(g) Audit and inspection. All records required to be kept by this order shall, upon request, be submitted to audit and inspection by duly authorized representative of the War Production Board.
(h) Violations or false statements. Any person who violates this order or who willfully falsifies any records which he is required to keep by the terms of this order, or otherwise willfully furnishes false information to the War Production Board may be deprived of priorities assistance or may be prohibited by the War Production Board from obtaining any further deliveries of materials subject to allocation. The War Production Board may also take any other action deemed appropriate, including the making of a recommendation for prosecution under section 35 (A) of the Criminal Code (18 U.S.C. 80).
(i) Appeal. Any person affected by this order who considers that compliance therewith would work an exceptional and unreasonable hardship upon him, or that it would result in a serious problem of unemployment in the community, or that compliance with this order would disrupt or impair a program of conversion from nondefense work, may apply for relief by addressing a letter to the War Production Board setting forth the pertinent facts and the reasons such person considers that he is entitled to relief. The War Production Board may thereupon take such action, if any, as it deems appropriate by the amendment of this
order or otherwise.
(j) Communications. All communications concerning this order shall be addressed to War Production Board, Washington, D. C., Ref.: L-60.
