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Message started by Knute1 on Oct 20th, 2018 at 12:29am

Title: Is The Krag Rifle of Foreign Design?
Post by Knute1 on Oct 20th, 2018 at 12:29am
Now here is some controversy about the Krag Jorgensen design. Andrew Russell, Captain of Ordnance  (U.S. Army), had some rifle design patents. He claimed that the Krag Jorgensen infringed upon some of his patents. He took it to court and wanted $100,000 in damages. So here is a member of the Ordnance Department taking the U.S.A to court. He did not win because the U.S.A. is not an individual and can't be sued unless it allows you to. How's that for a judgment? He may actually have had a case. This would mean that the Krag Jorgensen is actually of American design. A bit of a twist, isn't it? Here is a link to Cornell Law School. You don't have to be a lawyer to understand this Supreme Court case, but it probably helps some. Personally, I read the beginning and the end. I've run across this before, but had other things I wanted to get to first.

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