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45-100 HOLDEN
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IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499"
45-100 HOLDEN
45-100 · 2 headstamps · 1 scan
| Calibre | 45-100 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499" · 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
Smaller in rim dimensions than the Sharps cases, but with larger body and head. Cyrus B. Holden used to work with Frank Wesson in the early 1870’s, but then began making his own single shot rifles. The brass case shown was made by Winchester. See Hoyem 4 p.109.
Provenance
2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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