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4K views 49 replies 13 participants last post by  Boris Badinov 
I have no confirmation to that but I can assume that a fixed 10-round magazine with 10-round stripper clips is a cheaper and a lighter alternative to the detachable magazine of the same capacity.
30-roud AK magazine is a different matter
True. We often forget today that in decades past, ordnance officers all over the world were opposed to the removable magazine on principle -it was liable to get lost or more easily damaged, and replacement magazines were expensive and added a not inconsiderable extra cost to the system. The Lee style detachable magazine was used since 1888 (Britain) and 1889 (Switzerland) and could have easily been issued as we use magazines today, but was not, because of expense. Stripper clips (or in the case of the Garand the deliberate decision to forego a magazine in favor of en blocs) were cheaper and almost as fast for a trained soldier.
 
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