[Hugo Borchardt]

Backing Mr. Wood up: Attached are some documents related to the .45 test. Several manufacturers were invited to submit a .45 for the test. DWM, Savage, and probably others resisted the .45 ammunition at the tolerances specified by the US, such that the US could produce their own ammunition.

DWM pushed a 9mm "double bullet" as an alternative to the .45. This 9mm double bullet was tested separately (Test Report and correspondence Attached).

Also attached are some of Tauscher's correspondence concerning the order for 200 .45s. I do not have a copy of the letter informing the Ordnance Department that the order was cancelled. I think a copy is in Reese's book.

I posted elsewhere Georg Luger's pursuasive letter (missing page 4 of 4) attempting to convince the US that they didn't need a .45 and can provide upon request.

The documentation leading up to 1910 and beyond verify Reese's conclusion that DWM dropped out, and that another pistol was not selected over the Luger. It was some 4 years after DWM dropped out that the US officially selected an automatic pistol, the Colt.

Apologize for poor quality. I had limited time to capture thousands of documents.


Clark