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IMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299"

222 SHORT MAGNUM SPECIAL

222 · 1 headstamp · 2 scans
Calibre222
In the cabinetIMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299" · 3 images
Headstamp of 222 SHORT MAGNUM SPECIAL
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

Research notes

Experimental cartridge developed in 1965 by Frankfort Arsenal and was based on a shortened 222 Remington case. The bunter only had R – P, with the 222 Rem removed.

Provenance

2016Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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