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Old 07-17-2020, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tenntex32 View Post
Jim, do you have a clear pic of the label on the back of the halfmoonclip feeder stick?

One of my favorite "M1917" pics I have accumulated...........I do need to get around to building one of these devices for myself.

The wood strips are feeders for the machine that loaded them with ammo?
It is pictured in James V. Howe's book on gunsmithing.

I'm sorry I don't have a better photo of label. When I zoom in on it as near as I can tell it reads:

1st line - ???45 Caliber (then reference to it being a clip holder)
2nd line - Manufactured by
3rd line - SMITH and WESSON
4th line - (appears to be an address ending in Springfield, MASS.
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