Lionel Corp. Vs. Lionel, LLC

[Firelock76]

cwburfle

One more question about gun collectors:

They don't see the difference between a Colt made 75 years ago and one made last week?

Barbie collectors do.

Oh, Colt collectors DO see the differences between a Colt made 75 years ago and a current product.  The hand fitting, the metal polish and bluing were MUCH better in 1939 than what's available now, unless we're talking about guns from the Custom Shop.  Be that as it may, they're still Colts.

And by the way I just remembered, some Colts were made in Italy!  Back in the 1970's in response to the burgeoning interest in muzzleloading and in Civil War re-enacting the Colt company decided to reproduce their more famous Civil War era revolvers like the 1851 Navy and the 1860 Army.  The problem was the original tooling for the same was scrapped in the 19th Century.  So, Colt contracted with the Aldo Uberti Company of Brescia Italy to produce the basic guns.  They were shipped to Colt unfinished and Colt took them the rest of the way.  It was kind of an open secret but collectors still considered them Colts, and were very happy to have them.

There's no plans to make 'em in China.

[Buckeye Riveter]

POTRZBE

 I wouldn't depend on Wikipedia to tell me when the War of 1812 was fought. 

 Classic Answer!  Bravo!

[rtraincollector]

Plate Rail

cwburfle

Are those guns being made in China?

Yeah!  Lionel just hasn't been the same since they started manufacturing them in Italy.  Bring back the good old days!

Bruce

Well which time if I remember right the Brute was actually done in itlay  and that was prewar 

[cwburfle]

The brute was a production piece?
I thought it was a pre-production model for the 381E.

[Firelock76]

The "Brute" was a strictly one-of-a-kind experimental that wasn't repeated.  If I remember correctly it was even bigger than Standard Gauge.