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BRITISH SPORTING .30" UP TO .399"

375/303 WR ACCELERATED EXPRESS (AXITE)

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Headstamp of 375/303 WR ACCELERATED EXPRESS (AXITE)
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

Developed for single shot and double rifles around 1906-08 and ballistics are basically on par with the more popular 318 Westley Richards. The 375 leads to some confusion because it is not based on any existing 375 cartridge in use in England during that time.

Proof load

Loaded by OPM South Africa with GS Custom bullet

Provenance

2015Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11