TGW Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 How does a guy tell the difference between a M2HB Frigidaire barrel and the others? I was sold a Frigidaire M2HB and cannot tell what manufacture the barrel is. Any info would be helpful. Thanks TGW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNBUGS Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 I just checked my 3 unlined WW2 vintage M-2 barrels. The markings are pretty cryptic. There is, of course, the drawing number, just behind the carry handle cut. Plus some other small letters and numbers, but nothing that would lead me to think they were manufacturers codes. M-2 barrels are pretty interchangeable, so, I don't really worry too much about which barrel goes in the gun, other than to use the most worn out one first, till it gets close to the reject mark on the throat or bore gauge. My gun is a Frigidaire, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike todd Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I think you will find that Frigidaire did not in fact build ANY barrels. they like most manufacturers would source many parts during the contract and few subcontractors had the ability to do barrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JnC Manufacturing Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Frigidaire made ASS LOAD's of barrel's in WW2. Frigidaire Division: (363,000) .50 Caliber Browning M2 Machine Guns, (1,000,000) spare .50 Caliber Machine Gun Barrels - First Contract was in June of 1941. Frigidaire engineers made over 500 design and manufacturing changes and reduced the cost of the machine gun to 25% of the original cost using mass manufacturing techniques. Chambering of one million FP-45 "Liberator" pistols to .45 caliber. Skip to 10:30 and watch a few second's. Colt will have a C in a square. Frigidaire will be marked FA , FC, or F alone or in a oblong or normal circle By the handle cut from what I have seen Or by the drawing and contract number. Frigidaire at war http://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/General%20Motors/frigidaiire.htm http://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/General%20Motors/onemillionbrownings.htm http://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/generalmotors.htm Hope this help's Nathan @ JnC ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Frigidaire, AC Spark Plug, and High Standard made EVERY single part in house.. Colt did the same at the beginning of the war but as the sole source for commercial gun's pre-war they spent the early year's helping everyone else get up to speed and eventually contracted out 50+% of Colt made gun's parts by wars end. Edited February 19, 2017 by JnC Manufacturing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike todd Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 ok I bow to the master!! that's why I love this board, you guys keep us old goats straight !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firearms & Collectables LL Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Most but not all WWII .50 BMG mnf'rs made BBLs. Most are marked with their mnfg code which is a letter code. Frigidare did makes BBL's. I have one., I am searching for a Browne Lipe Chapin BBL. It will be marked BLC or B as the mnfg code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike todd Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 after some reflection of a LOOOONG past, I agree most manufacturer's would have most likely made barrels. HOWEVER, I know for a fact that MOST also got barrels from other manufactures in order to get guns out. this occurred at most all small arms plants for most govt contracts. on another note I continue to use all my .50 brls as long as the chamber is not DAMAGED. I face a min of .010 off ALL brls including new b-4 I use them in order to set the guns up tight and avoid seperations. may repeat it as they wear over time and have never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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