Victory Shipping Destination?

[snakeman99]

Historical Letter Shipping Destination?

As per letter (page 2) for a Victory revolver:

"your handgun, with serial number V486xxx, was shipped from our factory on December 16, 1943, and delivered to Houston SHFB, Houston, TX."

Anyone have any idea what SHFB stands for???

 

[snakeman99]

Another oddity with this revolver is that it has a "P" stamp on the upper left frame and "Flaming Bomb" stamp on the underside of the grip frame, opposite the serial number, on the other side of the lanyard ring. Page 1 of the letter reads "The revolvers ordered by the Defense Supply Commission were shipped without U.S. or other military markings". If true, why does this revolver have military markings?

 

[RM Vivas]

Another oddity with this revolver is that it has a "P" stamp on the upper left frame and "Flaming Bomb" stamp on the underside of the grip frame, opposite the serial number, on the other side of the lanyard ring. Page 1 of the letter reads "The revolvers ordered by the Defense Supply Commission were shipped without U.S. or other military markings". If true, why does this revolver have military markings?

They were still military inspected. There was no separate line for DSC Victorys and one for military Victorys.

 

[Club Gun Fan]

Another oddity with this revolver is that it has a "P" stamp on the upper left frame and "Flaming Bomb" stamp on the underside of the grip frame, opposite the serial number, on the other side of the lanyard ring. Page 1 of the letter reads "The revolvers ordered by the Defense Supply Commission were shipped without U.S. or other military markings". If true, why does this revolver have military markings?

Where did it go?

 

[mikerjf]

SHFB appears to be one of the most non-existent acronyms ever... a 1982-founded Houston food bank uses it, and there *may* be a SHFB football team in Portugal (who plays another team called "Porto Loo", you can imagine what that search returns).

Both unlikely candidates!

 

[murphydog]

Where did it go?

Don, his first post said "Houston SHFB, Houston, TX".

 

[murphydog]

SHFB appears to be one of the most non-existent acronyms ever... a 1982-founded Houston food bank uses it, and there *may* be a SHFB football team in Portugal (who plays another team called "Porto Loo", you can imagine what that search returns).

Both unlikely candidates!

I looked up that acronym also. "Base" seems the most likely candidate for B. It sounds like an unpleasant destination if the S hit the fan.

And - "Po chvíli krokodýl".

 

[Muley Gil]

Sam Houston Forward Base??????

I would contact the local Houston historical association and see if they have any information about WW II facilities.

 

[MelvinWalker]

The flaming bomb was simply a US Ordnance proof mark I believe, rather than evidence of actual US military issue.

 

[MelvinWalker]

Something tells me that the "S.H." have to do with "Sam Houston" which was and still is an army base located primarily in San Antonio. During the war, there were both German/Italian and Japanese "enemy aliens" held there as well as German and Italian POW's. From what I read this morning, these camps were faily sprawling and were located in Houston, Laredo and San Antonio.

I can't figure out what the "F" may have stood for? It could be "Field", because the actual internment camp was located at "Dodd Field", which was a USAAF base and part of Fort Sam Houston.

I don't know...Just a guess.

 

[kwill1911]

Why are there two threads about this? Can we combine them?

 

[Truckman]

SHFB could also be one of the common clerical errors as was known to happen in the S&W shipping department...If the invoice exists, does it show an address that might help pin down the identity of the receiving agency?......Ben

 

[snakeman99]

Why are there two threads about this? Can we combine them?

Because my initial question was about information from a Historical Letter. It wasn't getting many hits, so I added it here with an additional question about the military stampings on a DSC shipped gun...

 

[Retired W4]

The "Flaming Bomb" indicates passing of final inspection, per Specification No. 52-3-23, The P indicates passing proof firing. That was done for guns with a military destination or DCS. However, contracts before the Army Supply Program (ASP) of 1/44 had no P mark. Navy contract administered by the Army: P on the butt. SHSB was probably a defense plant making something for the war effort.