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1/31/2004 1:42:21 PM EDT
Ok, Ive heard both sides of this but if someone can tell me for sure then I can lay it to rest:  On Colt 20rndrs is the UI stamped on the front of the mag for Universal Industries or is it CH for Colt Hartford?  I know Universal Industries made mag bodies and sold them to colt and other private companies but what is it for sure?

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2/1/2004 3:01:39 AM EDT
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From Troy's MagFaq...

[2-1-2] Colt
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All Colt-marked magazines were actually made by a sub contracter, Universal Industries, a division of Okay Industries. GI-Contract Colt 20s had alloy followers and are marked with a "UI" stamp (for Universal Industries) on the front narrow wall of the magazine. Tilted on it's side, the "UI" becomes a "CH" (Colt, Hartford). The US Military switched to 30-round magazines in the early 1970s, and Colt-marked 20s made after the switch had black plastic followers. Anodizing is generally gray or silver in color.
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