looks like a very nice one -
PAL BLADE AND TOOL [plattsburg , new york ] was one of the original six contractors of the M1905 in 42-43 , they were contracted to make 200,000 , they made 210,000 .
production of the M1905 ceased april/may of 43 and production of the M1 was phased in , and PAL was one of the five to make these , all five also did conversions of the M1905 to the shorter length ,
there are monthly production numbers for the M1 and the cutdown M1905 but no record of individual company production i am aware of ,
because production was so successful Oneida Limited was released from production in dec 43 , and PAL was released in at the end of march 44 , Union Fork and Hoe was dropped june of 45 , the other two were curtailed in the next few months ,
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