Bureau of Investigation Agents thread
Hearing the coded knock as he opens the safe, James calls out, Come in. Our friends have a situation, before moving to unlock the door.
Back at the safe, he draws out the scoped Springfield rifle and a small ammo crate.
He moves to the covered balcony, setting the crate on the floor where he opens and takes out a stripper clip of five rounds.
Our friends are having a problem on the other ship. A big problem. If you can get over there to help..., he suggests as he loads the shells into the rifle, then pockets the thin metal clip. My powes don't work in the rain, so I gotta do this the old fashioned way, as he works the bolt to load the first shot.
Metal ammo cans did not come into use until 1942.