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Originally Posted by StrawHat
Joseph Wesson and his team also came up with the original full moon clip.
The Army wisely selected the simpler, easier to manufacture, load and ship 1/2 moon clip.
As for making a revolver specifically for the 45 Auto Rim, I do not believe that is possible as the AR cartridge duplicates the ACP round with the clip attached.
Kevin
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Great post. I'm not sure that I ever saw that patent drawing. Looking at the design it's not hard to think that they may have been a little too fragile for the Army.