Monac
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I have the Carder book, and while I do not have it in front of, I am pretty sure it does not say how to dismantle the XL 8. I do not have the Vorisek. I will make a new post if I am wrong about the Carder book.
There is a book about Allied rifle contracts of WWI, and it includes the Hopkins & Allen contract with the Belgian government for Mauser rifles. That contract WAS paid (Belgium still controlled the Belgian Congo, so they still had money) but costs had soared after H&A set the price, and they lost money on it. They could get no other work significant work, and the Marlin-Rockwell corporation wanted to buy them out. They tried to set up a new corporation to sell a Hotchkiss style light machine gun, but failed to attract any investors and sold out to Marlin.
This is the book: https://www.amazon.com/Allied-Rifle-Contracts-America-Mosin-Nagant/dp/B01L0I0KUU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IEBQCFXWH3OQ&dchild=1&keywords=allied+rifle+contracts+in+america&qid=1609829031&sprefix=allied+rifles+contract,aps,173&sr=8-1
It is much more interesting than I thought it would be, frankly. It is well written and very well illustrated.
There is a book about Allied rifle contracts of WWI, and it includes the Hopkins & Allen contract with the Belgian government for Mauser rifles. That contract WAS paid (Belgium still controlled the Belgian Congo, so they still had money) but costs had soared after H&A set the price, and they lost money on it. They could get no other work significant work, and the Marlin-Rockwell corporation wanted to buy them out. They tried to set up a new corporation to sell a Hotchkiss style light machine gun, but failed to attract any investors and sold out to Marlin.
This is the book: https://www.amazon.com/Allied-Rifle-Contracts-America-Mosin-Nagant/dp/B01L0I0KUU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IEBQCFXWH3OQ&dchild=1&keywords=allied+rifle+contracts+in+america&qid=1609829031&sprefix=allied+rifles+contract,aps,173&sr=8-1
It is much more interesting than I thought it would be, frankly. It is well written and very well illustrated.