Blake Bolt Action Rifle at RIA
The Blake was one of many rifle designs submitted to the US Army trials that would ultimately result in the adoption of the KragJorgensen as the US Army s standard rifle. The main innovation of Blake s design was a unique ammunition packet system which held 7 cartridges. The rifle would be loaded from the bottom with preloaded packets, which would be carried like clips or magazines by troopers. However, the loading was not as quick or simple as
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