Clip (firearms)

Device used to store multiple rounds of ammunition for loading into a firearm

Not to be confused with Magazine (firearms).

An M1 Garand en bloc clip (left) compared to an SKS stripper clip (right)

A clip is a device that is used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit for insertion into the magazine or cylinder of a firearm. This speeds up the process by loading the firearm with multiple rounds simultaneously, rather than individually, as with loose rounds of ammunition. There are several types, most made of inexpensive stamped sheet metal, generally they are intended to be disposable, but they are more often retained and reused.[citation needed]

## Types

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### Stripper

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Main article: Stripper clip

Loading a 7.92×57mm Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle with a five-round stripper clip.

A stripper clip (American English) or charger clip (Commonwealth English) is a speedloader that holds several pistol or rifle cartridges as a unit for easier loading into a firearm's internal box magazine. After the bolt is opened and the stripper clip is placed in position (generally in a slot on the receiver or bolt), the cartridges are pressed down, removing or "stripping" them off the clip and into the magazine. The clip is then either removed and tossed away, or the bolt is thrown forward, expelling the clip automatically. However, some weapons, such as the Mosin–Nagant, require the operator to manually remove the empty clip. Some weapons designed for stripper clip use include the Mannlicher M1894, Mauser C96, Roth–Steyr M1907, Lee-Enfield, Mosin–Nagant, Gewehr 98, M1903 Springfield, SKS, Vz. 58 and T48 rifle. Detachable magazines may also be loaded with stripper clips provided they have a special guide attached, as in the M14 rifle or M16 rifle.

### En bloc

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An en bloc clip of 8×56mmR is inserted into a Steyr M95 carbine.

Several rifle designs utilize an en bloc clip for loading. With this design, both the cartridges and clip are inserted as a unit into a fixed magazine within the rifle, and the clip is usually ejected or falls from the rifle upon firing or chambering of the last round. The en bloc clip was invented by Ferdinand Mannlicher for use in his Model 1885, Model 1886, and 1888 rifles.

Other rifles utilizing en bloc clips include the German Gewehr 88 (since 1905 replaced by stripper clips), the Mexican Mondragón, the French Berthier Mle 1890 and RSC Mle 1917, the Italian M1870/87 Vetterli-Vitali, and M1891 Carcano, the various (Romanian, Dutch, and Portuguese) turn-bolt Mannlichers, the Austro-Hungarian straight-pull Steyr-Mannlicher M1895, the Hungarian FÉG 35M, and the American M1895 Lee Navy, M1 Garand, and Pedersen T1E3. Original Austrian Mannlicher clips were often uni-directional, but already the Gewehr 88 and subsequently the M1891 Carcano used symmetrical clips. John Pedersen at first developed a irreversible clip[1] for his rifle, later he redesigned the clip to be reversible.[2] This design was also utilized for the competing designs by John Garand.[3]

### Moon and half-moon

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Main article: Moon clip

Full moon and half-moon clips for M1917 revolvers. The .45 Auto Rim cartridge may be used in a revolver's cylinders without the clips.

A moon clip is a ring-shaped or stellate piece of metal designed to hold a full cylinder of ammunition for a revolver (commonly 6 rounds) together as a unit. Therefore, instead of loading or extracting one round at a time, a full cylinder of ammunition or spent cases can be loaded or extracted at once, speeding the loading process. A similar device known as a "half-moon clip" is semi-circular and designed to hold a half cylinder of ammunition (commonly 3 rounds) in which case two clips are necessary to fully load the cylinder. Such devices have most often been used to chamber rimless semi-automatic pistol cartridges into a revolver, but they can also be used with rimmed cartridges to allow for the faster loading and/or unloading of a revolver.

## List of clip-fed and/or magazine-fed firearms

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Below is a list of firearms regardless of form (IE: Pistol, Rifle, Machine gun, etc.) that fires ammunition fed from en-bloc/stripper clips and/or detachable magazines.[4][5]

### Clip only (fixed/integral magazine)

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Name  | Type  | Image  | Cartridge | Country  | Produced  | Feed

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Mannlicher M1894 | Semi-automatic pistol  |  | 6.5×23mmR
7.6×24mmR  |  Austria-Hungary  |  | Stripper clip with internal 5-round magazine.
Roth-Steyr M1907 | Semi-automatic pistol  |  | 8mm Roth-Steyr  |  Austria-Hungary  |  | Stripper clip with 10-round internal magazine.
Mauser C96 | Semi-automatic pistol  |  | 7.62×25mm
9×19mm Parabellum  |  German Empire  |  | Stripper clip with internal box magazine.
Steyr M1912 | Semi-automatic pistol
Machine pistol  |  | 9×23mm Steyr
9×19mm Parabellum  |  Austria-Hungary  |  | Stripper clip with 8-round internal magazine. Machine pistol variant with 16-round internal magazine.
Mosin-Nagant | Bolt-action rifle  |  | 7.62×54mmR |  Russia  |  | Stripper clip with permanent 5-round box magazine.
Gewehr 98 | Bolt-action rifle  |  | 7.92×57mm |  German Empire  |  | Stripper clip with 5-round internal box magazine.
Karabiner 98k | Carbine  |  | 7.92×57mm |  Germany  |  | Stripper clip with 5-round internal magazine.
M1903 Springfield | Bolt-action rifle  |  | .30-06 Springfield |  United States  |  | Stripper clip with internal 5-round magazine. Air Service variant with permanent 20-round box magazine.
M1917 Enfield | Bolt-action rifle |  | .30-06 Springfield |  United States  |  | Stripper clip with 5-round internal magazine.
Mannlicher M1895 | Bolt-action rifle  |  | 8×50mmR Mannlicher
8×56mmR
7.92×57mm Mauser  |  Austria-Hungary  |  | Stripper clip with permanent box magazine.
Carcano | Bolt-action rifle  |  | 6.5×52mm Carcano
7.35×51mm Carcano
6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer
7.92×57mm Mauser
6.5×50mm Arisaka  |  Italy  |  | Stripper clip with 6-round internal box magazine.
Schönberger-Laumann 1892 | Semi-automatic pistol  |  | 7.8×19mm  |  Austria-Hungary  |  | Stripper clip with permanent 5-round box magazine.
SKS | Semi-automatic rifle  |  | 7.62×39mm |  Soviet Union  |  | Permanent 10-round magazine.[6][7]
Type 11 | Light machine gun  |  | 6.5×50mm Arisaka  |  Japan  |  | Permanent 30-round hopper fed with 6x 5-round stripper clips.
M1 Garand | Semiautomatic rifle  |  | .30-06 Springfield |  United States  |  | 8-round en-bloc with internal magazine.[8][9]
OA-96 carbine | Carbine  |  | 5.56×45mm NATO |  United States  |  | Stripper clip with permanent 30-round STANAG box magazine.[10]

### Dual usage (clip and detachable magazine)

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Name  | Type  | Image  | Cartridge | Country  | Produced  | Feed

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Lee-Enfield | Bolt-action rifle  |  | .303 British |  United Kingdom  |  | Stripper clip with 10-round detachable box magazine.
Mauser Model 1889 | Bolt-action rifle  |  | 7.65×53mm Mauser |  Belgium  |  | Stripper clip with 5-round detachable box magazine.
K31 | Straight-pull rifle  |  | 7.5×55mm Swiss  |   Switzerland  |  | Stripper clip with detachable 6-round box magazine.
Ruger Mini-14 | Semi-automatic rifle
Assault rifle  |  | .222 Remington
.223 Remington
.300 AAC Blackout
5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×39mm
6.8 SPC |  United States  |  | Stripper clip with detachable 20/30-round box magazines.
T48 rifle | Battle rifle  |  | 7.62×51mm NATO |  United States  |  | Stripper clip with detachable 20-round box magazine.
Type 63 | Assault rifle  |  | 7.62×39mm |  China  |  | Stripper clip with detachable 20-round box magazine.
Type 81 | Assault rifle  |  | 7.62×39mm |  China  |  | Stripper clip with detachable 30-round box magazine.

## See also

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* List of clip-fed firearms
* Belt (firearms)
* Glossary of firearms terms
* Stripper clip
* Speedloader

## References

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1. ^ "Cartridge clip".
2. ^ "Reversible en bloc clip for cartridges".
3. ^ Hogg, Ian V.; Weeks, John S.: (2000) Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, 7th Edition; Krause Publications, ISBN 0-87341-824-7
4. ^ Walker, Robert E. (2013). Cartridges and Firearm Identification. CRC Press. p. 419\. ISBN 978-1-4665-8881-3.
5. ^ Muramatsu, Kevin (14 July 2014). Gun Digest Guide to Maintaining & Accessorizing Firearms. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 111\. ISBN 978-1-4402-3989-2.
6. ^ SKS Rifle: Simonov Type 56 Archived 24 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine | TC 9–56, Department of the Army Training Circular, SKS RIFLE, Simonov Type 56, Headquarters, Department of the Army, October 1969
7. ^ Sweeney, Patrick (2009). The Gun Digest Book of the AK & SKS: A Complete Guide to Guns, Gear and Ammunition. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 127\. ISBN 978-0-89689-678-9.
8. ^ "Springfield Armory M1 Garand Operating Manual" (PDF). Springfield Armory. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
9. ^ "FM 23-5". Department of the Army. 1965. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
10. ^ Ramage, Ken (2006). Guns Illustrated 2007. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 123\. ISBN 0-89689-426-6.

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