Army Inviting Public to Invent a Semi-Automatic Shoulder Rifle, Aug. 18, 1919

From the Wilson Daily Times, Aug. 18, 1919

Inventions in Small Arms

The War Department authorizes publication of the following information from the Chief of Ordnance:

The Small Arms Division, Ordnance Department, U.S.A., invites inventors to submit designs of semi-automatic shoulder rifles in accordance with recent specifications prepared which outline requirements such arms should possess in order to be acceptable as a service weapon. Copies of these specifications may be obtained by application to the chief of Small Arms Division, 6^th and B Streets, Washington, D.C.