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224 WINCHESTER EXPERIMENTAL BALL
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IMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299"
224 WINCHESTER EXPERIMENTAL BALL
224 · 1 headstamp · 1 scan
| Calibre | 224 |
| Load type | Ball |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299" · 2 images |
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
This is a prototype cartridge by Winchester in 1957 for the development of a .224 caliber cartridge for a light military rifle. Some of the early loads had to be removed because of high chamber pressures.
Provenance
2016Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer
