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256 DOUBLE TAPER EXPERIMENTAL
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IMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299"
256 DOUBLE TAPER EXPERIMENTAL
256 · 1 headstamp · 2 scans
| Calibre | 256 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299" · 3 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 was developed in June 1928 by Frankford Arsenal with a double taper case under drawing FB-9887. This cartridge was also used in the trials to determine wounding power against flesh. It was part of the trials done by the Ordnance Department to investigate sub .276cal. bullets which were done according to a study by the Medical Corps investigating the wounding and shock effect of small caliber bullets.
Bullet at 200% scale.
Provenance
2016Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer
