Posted October 28, 2014 7:08 am by Comments

By Nathaniel F

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When we left David Marshall Williams and his tappet gas mechanism, Winchester had decided to entrust design of their entry into the US Carbine trials to a team headed by William C. Roemer and Fred Humeston, with Williams sidelined into developing his own alternative weapon. Edwin Pugsley, Winchester’s Chief of Engineering, and in many respect Williams’ […]

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