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Posted: 4/8/2012 9:13:33 AM EDT
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A friend set me this pic of an adapter a family member gave him. My guess is it was part of a military kit. Any ideas?
Thanks! 
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Found it! It's a cartridge holder used in the Hoffer-Thompson .22 caliber version of the Model 1903 Springfield rifle. These were basically standard M1903 rifles, but with a .22 caliber bore. For the most benefit as training rifles for indoor gallery practice, they used these cartridge holders so the soldiers would be able to load the magazine from a stripper clip, and everything would be done exactly as with the service rifle and cartridge. The spring and plunger/firing pin would be pushed back and a .22 short rimfire cartridge inserted into the slot in the holder, and then the holders would be loaded in the stripper clip and everything was ready for use. There was a special tool for ejecting the fired .22 short cases (basically a short rod with a wooden handle). Supposedly they are worth about $35. |
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