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56/45 WINCHESTER EXPERIMENTAL
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IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499"
56/45 WINCHESTER EXPERIMENTAL
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499" · 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
This is one of the cartridges shown in Foster’s Winchester's "Forgotten" Cartridges, 1866-1900 and was part of four different cartridges developed by Winchester around 1875. The 56/45 shown here had a paper patched bullet, whereas the .50/40 cartridge was Milbank primed. The other two were the .56/42, and the.50/38 but no further information is known about these and if a rifle for any were actually made.
Provenance
2025Catalogued in the collection
Same drawer
