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CAL. 22 Mod.1895 EXPERIMENTAL CARTRIDGE
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IMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299"
CAL. 22 Mod.1895 EXPERIMENTAL CARTRIDGE
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL MILITARY UP TO .299" · 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
The US Ordnance Department did some experimentation in 1893 regarding a sub .30cal rifle. Frankford Arsenal was instructed on the 4th of January 1895 to supply a .22 cal. case and bullets for testing. There were also plans to develop a .20 cal. rifle, but results of these firing tests were not impressive and the project was scrapped.
Provenance
2016Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer
