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PROT

OTYPE SHOT

 MAGAZINE

SLIGHTLY SHORTER IN LENGTH THE SHOT MAGAZINE IS SHOWN IN THE MIDDLE

WELD LINE ON THE FRONT FACE

MIDDLE MAGAZINE IS THE PROTOTYPE SHOT

MAG. NOTICE THE ONE PIECE BACKSTRAP.

Shown in these photos is a newly

discovered    prototype    shot/

Remington-Thompson box maga-

zine. The magazine is wider that the

standard box magazines and slightly

shorter in height. This is the typical

size of a 1919 era magazine.

The body of the magazine is made

from one piece of folded sheet metal

and is welded up the front face of the

box. This is a wonderful job of weld-

ing and construction. this required a

great deal of skill and work, not

what is desirable for a production

item. One also has to wonder if the

backstrap would have enough