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Originally Posted by DWalt
There's really not much purpose for having stripper clips for the 8/81 as they can be reloaded easily with individual rounds. However, any of the original 8/81 stripper clips are highly prized collectibles, usually selling for $50+ each. I once bought a fairly nice M8 mainly because it had five stripper clips and about 100 rounds of factory .30 Rem ammo with it. Those two items alone were worth more than what I paid for the rifle package.
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Stripper clips for 8 /81 are about as useful as a detachable 5 round mag. for hunting purposes. The stripper clips were suppose to be for military sales Rem was hoping to make in WW1. Some were bought by France but more of the FN 1900 were sold. Not that many of either was sold to French military. Just small lots early when Europeans were hurting for rifles. They were bought for air corps.