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340 SHORT CF REVOLVER
340-SHORT-CF-3-FULL-1
340-SHORT-CF-1
340-SHORT-CF-FULL-1
340-SHORT-CF-2-1
340-SHORT-CF-2-FULL-1
340-SHORT-CF-3-1
340-SHORT-CF-5-1
340-SHORT-CF-5-FULL-1
340-SHORT-CF-4-1
340-SHORT-CF-4-FULL-1
IMPERIAL HANDGUN .30" up .349

340 SHORT CF REVOLVER

340 · 5 headstamps · 5 scans
Calibre340
In the cabinetIMPERIAL HANDGUN .30" up .349 · 10 images
Headstamp of 340 SHORT CF REVOLVER
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
340-SHORT-CF-1 340-SHORT-CF-2-1 340-SHORT-CF-3-1 340-SHORT-CF-5-1 340-SHORT-CF-4-1

Research notes

This was a British development from the mid to late 1880’s for revolvers and from an old IAA Forum discussion, this cartridge was also loaded in rifles. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 341).

Provenance

2025Catalogued in the collection
2025Record last revised · 2025-07-24
Same drawer

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