Springfield rifle

Creation Date

1915-11-06

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Crozier

President Roosevelt has sent his Winchester rifle so that a new Springfield carbine can be made for him along similar lines. The sights should be reduced and the butt made one inch shorter.

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Creation Date

1903-11-17

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Letter from John D. Russ to The outlook

John D. Russ has invented a sight for a Springfield rifle, which he would like Theodore Roosevelt to see and test as soon as the patent clears through. If Russ includes a stamp, he asks the gentlemen of The Outlook to show Roosevelt the sight, then mail it back when he is finished.

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Creation Date

1911-05-23

Creator(s)

Russ, John D., 1870-1932

Letter from Norton B. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt

Norton B. Taylor has designed a projectile for Springfield rifles, and wonders if Theodore Roosevelt has an opinion as to its viability on the commercial market and its usefulness in hunting. Taylor has enclosed photographs of the projectile’s results.

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Taylor, Norton B., 1860-1939

Creation Date

1911-05-20

Creator(s)

Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Theodore Roosevelt is returning the two rifles. The stock of the Winchester is a little longer than the stock of the government rifle. The sights of the Winchester also “do not seem as distinct as those of the Springfield.”

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Creation Date

1908-10-14

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Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

General William Crozier sends additional guns and cartridges for President Roosevelt to use on his African safari. They should be put in a case that will let Roosevelt use them on the steamer.

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Creation Date

1909-02-27

Creator(s)

Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt wishes to confirm all the ammunition he ordered will be in Mombasa when he arrives. He is okay with having the guns packed separately or together. He would like one of the 405s and the Springfield put in cases with a mark so he can take them out of their case as soon as he lands in Mombasa.

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Creation Date

1909-02-16

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt requests that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company have the guns he is taking to Africa oiled and prepared for shipment. These will include three .405 Winchesters, a Winchester carrying Springfield ammunition, a Springfield, a double-barreled Holland, and a Mannlicher. He would also like to know if the additional ammunition has been sent out.

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Creation Date

1909-01-29

Creator(s)

Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt

The Winchester Company is sending President Roosevelt the three new guns and the two samples that Roosevelt sent. 100 cartridges are also being shipped. The Company suggests that Roosevelt return the guns to them for repacking to Mombasa. They will pack them in tin-lined cases with excelsior.

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Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Creation Date

1908-11-25

Creator(s)

Letter from I. L. Lippencott to Theodore Roosevelt

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company addresses Theodore Roosevelt’s complaints about the guns they sent. The sights were put on temporarily to be used when testing the special ammunition. When the guns are given the extra thick pads, they will also be the dimensions Roosevelt requested. They will also get ivory sights stained “a little pink” for Roosevelt. Remaking the stocks will cause a delay of three weeks in gun delivery.

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Lippencott, I. L. (Irving Lane), 1867-1940

Creation Date

1908-09-21

Creator(s)

Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to William Loeb

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company received William Loeb’s request for targets, pasters, and the gun for Kermit Roosevelt. All requests will be filled.

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Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Creation Date

1908-07-20

Creator(s)

Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

William Loeb requests that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company send President Roosevelt targets with regular rings marked and pasters to cover the shots on the target. Loeb also clarifies that the 30-40 rifle for Kermit Roosevelt is to carry the same ammunition as his father’s Springfield rifle.

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Creation Date

1908-07-29

Creator(s)

Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt requests that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company furnish Kermit Roosevelt with a model 1905 gun, using the same ammunition as the Springfield.

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Creation Date

1908-07-23

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt would like a Winchester gun that shoots the same ammunition as his Springfield, and requests more ammunition as well. Roosevelt says the guns should not be sent to Aden to be reshipped, but should be sent to London and thence to Mombasa. Kermit Roosevelt will carry one rifle with him, and Theodore Roosevelt will have another, the balance should be shipped with almost all of the ammunition far enough in advance to receive cable confirmation that they have arrived before Roosevelt himself does.

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Creation Date

1908-07-17

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt would like to know when the guns to be used on the African hunting trip will be available for Kermit Roosevelt to inspect. Theodore Roosevelt thinks he would like a 30-40 shooting the same ammunition he uses in his Springfield and two .405 rifles.

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Creation Date

1908-06-29

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Crozier

Theodore Roosevelt has sent over his Winchester rifle, so William Crozier can have one of the new Springfield carbines made like it. Roosevelt would like the sights reproduced exactly and the butt of the gun should be one inch shorter.

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Creation Date

1903-11-17

Creator(s)

Letter from William Crozier to William Loeb

William Crozier replies to William Loeb’s request for information about a special rifle for President Roosevelt. Crozier informs him of the new Springfield rifle. He is willing to make the rifle suited for the President for under $30.

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