Warch 31, 1927. Mr. Val As Brownine, a) noe Dertois, Liece, Deer Beicium Pederson <0 Shotcun wauge Claim Yel: Heve a0 subject: mane re been Shoteun workin @ on tending to evidence _ a 1@ showing priority invention back om the of Pederson's L912 affidavits. In talcine +Ww Unele id e@lone these lines, he recalis that the sun wes firs 4 en to “arope end states tha if we Will sive him the date which it was given to the Fabricue seth onale, ne will te able to set the finishing of the funder entals ©oF the cun consideratle time prior thereto. in checking the correspondence ap Unelie John, I . Letters dated November i912 from Hersteal, Put he no letters on tnat date. ‘Je know, however, thet vias Wes gettin yes ps il rewular end he was perhaps over the re 1 1911 and the igic. If we coulc establish the fact that he pre sahted 1912 to the -abrique, believe this would be pretty ‘bie p saat of e pretty . of > gan n ev very epparent thet the gun must have been made ge eit if we could establish the feet thet the gun hed been pr Fabrique the early part of 19i2, it would, o€@ course, Se. it would be + ordez r i - Ba) they gearing presentec ao hs Sere i ty et , to ae mice te ds mn 4 ¢ good $4 wed ‘ eet theprthinxine or affidevits os Se ment & 9 ba to £ Kopin tne ¢ ae old don't mmow au ®;, them be Msgs 2 * together " ” with *. kerfilocey, yee %, tut ad ba ‘ Under~ejector a wm oe if t to to Bev Ee: b 4 we : $15 1913 Se 5 could Pe ae gat a4 714 . Bo em 2 Cl cet Rats gtd Towed ered seminet pines are willins and wee made at & gia : They rat be 3 v it. 13 anxious time, epared z, 913 oncur $5 some vartionlss y pew ponit happened. $