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Story said:Something neat that's sort of on this topic -
ALCATRAZ PRISON
ARMS, AMMUNITION AND DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
April 30, 1948
http://www.notfrisco2.com/alcatraz/charts/firearms.htm
Contrary to Hollywood, no belt fed machineguns.
I found this footnote interesting though:
"5 The .45 Model 1911 was an automatic weapon, popular with the military, but not with law enforcement. Treasury agents and the Bureau of Prisons were the exception. This weapon held 20 rounds and could be modified for automatic fire. John Paul Chase's partner, "Baby-Face" Nelson had such a gun and used it to kill two FBI agents near Rheinlander, Wisconsin in 1933. The size of the bullet made the .45 a man-killer or a crippler. The ACP was made by Colt."
Did they use extra length magazines to hold 20 rounds of 45 ACP in a 1911? Tommy Gun stick mags? What?