clip (weapon)

An item that groups ammunition into a convenient shape for reloading a firearm. At least there are three common types of clips:

• Stripper clip, consists of a simple strip of metal that holds multiple cartridges.
• Moon clip, used for revolvers.
• En bloc clip, the clip itself is also inserted into the weapon's internal magazine. Most notably used for the M1 Garand.

Not to be confused with a magazine. A magazine looks like a metal box. A clip looks like a row of cartridges held together by a metal strip.

See also

• magazine (weapon)

External links

• Wikipedia: Clip (firearms)

The following tags are aliased to this tag: ammo_clip and ammunition_clip (learn more).