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6 mm FRANCOTTE CARBINE (5.75x17.5R)
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EUROPEAN SPORTING UP TO 6.99mm
6 mm FRANCOTTE CARBINE (5.75x17.5R)
6 mm · 3 headstamps · 4 scans
| Calibre | 6 mm |
| 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
The 6mm Francotte was originally thouht to be a shortened version of the Velo Dog Revolver cartridge but it is a separate cartridge identified from the SFM factory drawing #10150 dated 1912 as being used in a .22 Francotte Carbine Rifle. (Dixon Ref. FR19)
The cover of the 6mm Francotte carbine manual. (Source : WB Dixon)
Provenance
2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer
