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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

Theodore Roosevelt tells General Wood that his M1903 Springfield rifle is worn out and asks if, given he used to be Commander-in-Chief, the Army could make him a rifle of the newest model but with the same stock, sights, and trigger-pull specifications. He offers to send his old rifle so they know its exact specifications. He also asks that the rifle be fitted to fire U.M.C. 172 gr. cartridges.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from the Ross Rifle Company to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from the Ross Rifle Company to Theodore Roosevelt

The Ross Rifle Company sold three .280 high velocity rifles to Rough Rider Reginald Ronalds. The company has changed the dimensions of the .280’s cartridges and would like to recall their rifles in order to adjust them appropriately. Because Ronalds in turn gave one of the rifles to President Roosevelt, the company would like him to mail the rifle to them so they can adjust it for free.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-27

Creator(s)

Ross Rifle Company

Short barrel military rifles

Short barrel military rifles

Mr. Gingal relates the success he and his unit’s regimental gunmaker, Mr. Kaeseberg, had with a modified French Chassepot rifle. Gingal and Kaeseberg were in the Prussian Army at the time and the rifle had been captured during the Franco-Prussian War. They modified the rifle to make it shorter and fire cartridges, which made it much more accurate. Gingal had considerable success with the rifle and believes that modern military rifles are missing what he calls “handiness.” He suggests that the Rough Riders’ success with a “short handy rifle” is the future of military rifles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-24

Creator(s)

Gingal, Mr.