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5.6 X 38R RUSSIAN EXPERIMENTAL
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EUROPEAN SPORTING UP TO 6.99mm
5.6 X 38R RUSSIAN EXPERIMENTAL
5.6 X 38R · 1 headstamp · 1 scan
| Calibre | 5.6 X 38R |
| In the cabinet | EUROPEAN SPORTING UP TO 6.99mm · 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 cartridge, together with a 6.5mm version was introduced by Russian designer M.N. Bljum at the Moscow hunting exhibition of 1957 and is based on the 7.62x38r Nagant revolver cartridge adapted for a light rifle or rifle/shotgun drilling guns. (Dixon SV5)
Provenance
2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer
