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12mm CANNE SHOT
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EUROPEAN SPORTING 11mm UPWARDS

12mm CANNE SHOT

12mm · 2 headstamps · 3 scans
Calibre12mm
Load typeShot
In the cabinetEUROPEAN SPORTING 11mm UPWARDS · 5 images
Headstamp of 12mm CANNE SHOT
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
12mm-CANE-SHOT 12mm-CANE-SHOT-2

Research notes

Introduced circa 1885 and production continued until WW1. It was the longest of the Canne case types and it is known with both battery cup and berdan primers. Ball loadings exist and it was primarily used in 12mm Martini -Francotte carbines. (Dixon Ref. FR 66)

Provenance

2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer

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