"rcathey" (a fellow KCA member) posted, on Military Surplus Collectors Forums, photos of an interesting collection of American Rifleman 'clips', he acquired on ebay. These were apparently saved by an old time gunsmith and seem to date from the late 1920s and early 1930s.

One item of special interest is a (circa 1926) letter from the Department of Defense Director, related to available .30-40 Ammunition.

Although, regular 220 grain Ball cartridges were no longer available, longer rounds, (with a 172 grain jacketed BT Spitzer projectile), manufactured for the Krag barreled-actions utilized in Sub-caliber artillery devices, were available. They could be used for single round fire or altered to feed through the Krag magazine.

rcathey - Ryan kindly gave permission to re-post this letter here.

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