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.32 Short Merwin’s Patent Rimfire Cartridge (Cone Base)

Item #: Z6576

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Z6576 .32 Short Merwin’s Patent Rimfire Cartridge (Cone Base)

Description: Nice early rimfire with a cone or deep-dish base measuring .084” in depth. This style of cartridge was manufactured by the Phoenix Metallic Cartridge Company under Joseph Merwin’s Patent No. 175,293 of March 28, 1876. A nice example with a lightly oxidized bullet with a very small flat spot on the side of the bullet.

Headstamp: None

Measures: OAL .951” CL .563” RD .368” HD .315” CM .316” BDaCM .315”

Reference: "The American Cartridge” Suydam Pg. 40

Reference: "The Rimfire Cartridge in the United States & Canada” Barber Pg. 125.00

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