This is an ordinary SA-marked Springfield M1 Garand clip. However, in about 1963, the Army competition team took a small batch of these over to the Columbia Bicycle Company shop in New York City to be polished and chromed for use in national competition. They function incredibly smoothy and are easy to spot in the grass.
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
I see that HA is listed as foreign made. I thought a company in the US also made HA enblocs, maybe with periods? Here are a few cut out clips for comparison, wra’s, small o, unmarked, and with just a C.
Clips marked "DAQ" were made on contract for the US post WW II. Dominion Arsenals Quebec sub contracted the manufacture out to Valcartier Industries Inc.
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"H.A" marked clips were contracted to Horle Arms Co. in the mid 1960s, manufacture was sub contracted to a shop in Deep River CT. Used mostly for foreign aid. They are one of the few manufacturer codes still on the clip drawing. (F 6528288).
The code shown on the drawing for Aggressive Eng. Corp. (AEC)is their new code, ( post 1989 ), all clips manufactured by Aggressive for military contracts were marked AGE.
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