MEMORANDUM February TO: Mr. E.G. Bennett. From: Mr. M.A. Browning, Re: Savage Arms 25,1931. Company You will remember that I reported a visit of Mr. Adams of the Savage Arms Company on January 26th. At the time Mr. Adams was here he asked me if I would care to have their price circulars and I told him that we would appreciate the courtesys-. The attached circulars were just received. Regardless of Mr. Adams! offer to send the price circulars, we have from time to time during the last several years received them in somewhat similar form to the attached, I am wondering if Savage has been purposely sending these circulars for any particular reason, Attention is called to the following features: to the circular headed "Springfield Automatic & Repeating description and cuts show: ist ed Sd Automatic Automatic Automatic Shotgun, Shotgun, Shotgun, These guns are referred to as "Springfield mention being made of Browning in any way. Automatic Shotguns", no Repeating Shotguns are On described. - a 12 gauge 5 shot “«ai16 gauge 5 shot - a3 shot 16 gauge referring Shotguns", the back page of this circular The following heading is noted: "SPRINGFIELD Designed by REPEATING John SHOTGUN M.Browning" This seems to be the only mention made of Browning on these particular circulars, You understand, however, that other circulars are put out by Savage for the retail trade and, not having these circulars, we do not know to what extent the name Browning has been made use of, Attention has already been called to the fact that the Repeater, as aforementioned, is not the design of John M. Browning in its entirety. The receiver has been rounded off at the rear and the stock has been raised up out of line with the lower line of the receiver. When the gun is held in the shooting position, an awkward cramped position is necessary for the right hand. The erip, being so much higher than the trigger, makes it necessary to cramp the trigger