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360 No. 5 REVOLVER
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IMPERIAL HANDGUN .35" UP TO .399"

360 No. 5 REVOLVER

360 · 2 headstamps · 2 scans
Calibre360
In the cabinetIMPERIAL HANDGUN .35" UP TO .399" · 4 images
Headstamp of 360 No. 5 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

Research notes

The .360 No.5 Revolver dates to around 1878 and was a British design, originally for a rook/rabbit type rifle. The 1894 Kynoch and 1898 Eley catalogues list this also as a revolver cartridge with a lighter loading. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 350)

Provenance

2024Catalogued in the collection