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30 WAITE XPL FOR AUTO RIFLE
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IMPERIAL MILITARY .30" UP TO .399"
30 WAITE XPL FOR AUTO RIFLE
30 · 1 headstamp · 1 scan
| Calibre | 30 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL MILITARY .30" UP TO .399" · 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
The .30 Waite was a piston operated semi-automatic rifle. The cartridge had a 0.315 inch diameter piston in the base holding the primer. functioning probably similar to the primer-actuated rifles of Pederson and Garand in the '30s.
Provenance
2017Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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