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EUROPEAN SPORTING UP TO 6.99mm
5.6 X 57R RWS
5.6 X 57R · 5 headstamps · 2 scans
| Calibre | 5.6 X 57R |
| In the cabinet | EUROPEAN SPORTING UP TO 6.99mm · 7 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
These are also cases from Schurk.
Introduced by RWS in 1964 but discontinued by them around 2003. It was also adopted by Hirtenberger until around 1998. Based on the 6.5x57R case necked down from the prototype developed by Munich gunsmith, Adam Schurk in the late 1930’s. There are a number of prototypes of this case based on the 6.5x57R Mauser produced by Schurk in the 1930's with "RWS 6.5x57R" hs, some with the "6.5" overstamped with "5.6".
Provenance
2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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