GC.0OCOLT'S PATENT FIRE PT ARMS MANUFACTURING CO. 7 Hartford,Conn. ,U.S.A. November 8,1929, Mr. J.E. Browning, 473-27th Street, Ogden, Dear Utah. Ed: that we are relating to of various It is not with a great deal of pleasure or enjoyment enclosing clippings taken from Springfield (Mass.) newspapers the decision arrived at by the Secretary of War in the matter rifles submitted for testing last July. The Rifle has just been returned to us with no word of . explanation, neither have we received any word from Washington as to the decision by the Board and the Secretary of War. We are still waiting, hoping will at least have the courtesy to informus of their decision - and sibly some extracts from the report of the Board. | made they pos- You will recall, during your experience at Aberdeen this summer, that Garand's rifle was particularly favored, and it looks to us as though the Ordnance Department, in order to save their face and an expenditure of what we assume is Some of the newspaper articles being placed for rifles: we know that taken there will the million orders simply have one-half two but guns, nearly these be only dollars logical possibly ($500,000.) course for them in to developing pursue. are misleading when they speak of this does not mean any quantity, twenty (20) of Garand's rifle made up by hand and submitted to field trials to bring out the good, or the bad, points. There is no question in our mind but what - under a severe and fair test - his gun will not give the practical results that a recoiloperated gun will give. ; | Summing up the whole situation, it looks to me as if outsiders were invited to submit guns for testing so that those concerned in the Government proposition could say -that others had had a chance and failed to meet tinue their requirements experimenting We regret, matter but hope your little gun of the others. and that they had the attitude the best proposition that has been to con- with. very much, that you will did put up as Wours, with taken in this get some consolation out of the fact that good - or better - demonstration than any kind COLT'S personal PATENT regards, FIRE (Signed) ARMS F.T. MPG. COMPANY Moore Vice President & Works Mgr. |