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I think NESA, New England Small Arms was not an arms company before getting a contract to build M1918A2 BARs, but rather a consortium formed in Meriden and Wallingford Connecticut of many manufacturers who could not help the war effort on their own. The anchor company was International Silver, the big silverware company. They had two completely silver plated BARs displayed at their HQ for many years before they donated them to the Connecticut State Police.
