some early clips

[RCS]

First two clips are obviously Winchester, early one has the notches cut-out and a different web pattern from the later clip. When did Winchester change the design ? (guess 1942 ?)

The other three clips also are early with the notches cut-out and the early web patterns but correct identification of manufacture of the third clip with blank face is often debatable

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[CINDERS]

I have 2 x B R W 3, 2 x B R W 1 who makes these ones RCS they all have notches like yours pictured are they early types. TIA

[eb in oregon]

**Note that most WW2 produced clips were used on post war production ammo as many were excess at the end of WWII or were reused by depots. IS coded clips are a good example as they were only produced in WW2 but in such quantity that the Ordnance Dept. used them through the 1950s until supply was exhausted.

AEC 3 - Aggressive Engineering Corp (Commercial) Anaheim, CA
AGE 1 AGE 2 - Aggressive Engineering Corp (Millitary contract late 1980's, last USGI Clip run) Anaheim, CA (Post War)
CMP 3 - Aggressive Engineering Corp (New commercial run for CMP)
AMP 1 - All Metal Products Wyandotte, MI (WW2)
BLM - Barry L Miller Eng Inc Irvine, CA (WW2)
B-W (with or without additional number 1-7) - Borg Warner (WW2) Spring Division,Bellwood, IL
BR-W - Borg Warner Spring Division,Bellwood, IL (Post War) (**Markings also have a single digit 1 through 7 which denoted what press number clips were made on)
C (C* also)- Lerio Patent Cup Co. Mobile, AL (WW2) fB fC fD fE fF - Fedders Mfg Buffalo, NY (WW2)
IS - International Silver Meriden, CT (WW2)(**Markings also have a single digit 1 through 4 which denoted what press number clips were made on)
NW - Northwest Metal Seattle, WA (WW2)
S - Stanley Works (or SW) New Britain, CT (WW2)
Blank - Springfield Armory Springfield, MA (Thought to be early SA) SA (Large Letters) - Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA (WW2)
SA (Small Letters) - Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA. Use started 1943 through 50's. Variations include; SA, SA dash over, SA dash over and under, SA dash under.
W3 W4 W5 W6 - R Wallace & Sons Wallingford, CT (WW2)
WEP WEP1 WEP2 WEP3 WEP4 WEP5- Wade Electric Products Sturgis, MI
WRA - Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven, CT (WW2)
O - WRA Educational - Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven, CT (notches are cutout not stamped in) (WW2)
WRA - WRA Eductional - Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven, CT (notches are cutout not stamped in) (WW2)
Danly (stamped on side of clip) - Danly Machine Co (Chicago, Il)
NON US Clips:
DAQ - Dominion Arsenals Quebec (Canada)
TF&S - Thomas French & Co (Manchester, England)
MAS - Manfacture D"Armes St Etienne (St.Etienne, France) S.F. - Serini France
MFT - Metaalwaren Fabrik Tiburg (Tiburg Netherlands)
HA - Haerens Ammunitions Arsenal Copenhagen, Denmark 5mm hole. - Austrian
JMO (with 2 Digit Date) - Julius Maurer Oberstein, Germany L&H (with 2 Digit Date) - Italian
IMI - Israel Military Industries Ramat Hasharon, Israel
MBZ - Murik & Ball Zeist Netherlands
58 - Nationalist China

[browningautorifle]

One sidenote here is China is producing clips in many different maker marks. I had occasion to find a box of "DAQ" clips which should have been made right here in Canada but they didn't hold or fit ammo correctly. Further investigation showed they had just been imported from Asia and didn't meet spec. No wonder they were new. Others are a grey finish and have little spring to them. Same thing there.

[RCS]

I did receive my early 0 marked clip from Scott Duff some years ago, Duff stated it was a Springfield clip ?


Problem with the early clips (except Winchester which are marked WRA) is there is a lack of documentation

[Tom in N.J.]

RCS... I would say that your third clip (unmarked) in the photo of three clips is an early Springfield Armory clip. It has all of the early features, plus being unmarked. Until Winchester made clips and rifles, the early production at SA carried no manufacturer code as they were the only manufacturer. Early clips were not Parkerized, they were blackened by the oil quench in heat treat. Clips were recovered at ranges and reused, many were Parkerized prior to re-use.

[RCS]

Tom, I would agree with you on the un-marked clip being Springfield.

Also a photo of the early proposed Danly clip (credit Tom-in-NJ) very seldom seen photo


my last photo is the French Mle 1917 RSC semi auto rifle en bloc holding 8mm Lebel cartridges,
these French clips are valued now between $150 to $200 ea

[green]

Never saw a Canadian clip marked DA. DAQ was used by Dominion Arsenals Canada.

[browningautorifle]

DAQ was used by Dominion Arsenals Canada.

You are correct sir. I'm used to shortening off their title. DAQ is correct.

[Bob Seijas]

Here's an early one, 10 rounds of 30-06... what is it? (RSC is barred from answering LOL)