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420 Federal Building, Dallas, Texas, July 14, 19S, Mr, George T. Corry, Sherifr, Wellington, Texas. Dear Sheriff Corry: ; Referring to recent investigation conduct od at Wellington by Special Azent E.J. Dowd of this office, concem- ing the Kidnapping of yourself and city mershal Hardy by the Bare row Brothers end Bonnie Parker, at which time you turned over to Agent Dowd s magazine containing 3C 06 emmmition: Yor your information, the magazine in question is only used in a Broming Automatic Rifle, one of the most deadly Weapons manufactured, The ammmition contained in the magazine which hes s cepscity of 20 cartridges, is km as 50 calibre 1906, manu} factured in 1916 by the United States Cartridge Company, anf is regular United States Army Ammumition and can be used in the regular service rifle ani machine gin. 4 Browning Autanatic Rifle, Calibre .SOM1918, is an aimcooled gas-operated mgazine, fed, shoulder weapon, equipped with a leather sling. The riflo has a forward recoil, ané is fed from a magazine havimg’20 cartridges, It can be fired effectively from any position, and easily operated by an amatww, Tho rifle welche about 16 pounds, hes e muzzle velocity of about 2700 feet per second; has a cycle rate of fire of 600 shots per minute, and can be fired effectively at the rete of 60 to 50 shote per minute. It has three positions: sutemtic, semi-automatic and safe, The rifle will kill at three miles end has an effective renge of 1600 yards, The two alleged macyine guns that you eaw in possession of the Barrow Brothers are, undoubtedly, sawed-off Brown- ing Automatic Rifles, and probably have been stolen from some armory 2l- 44-6