Z7943 Rare .50 Springfield Carbine Cartridge HS: 50 CAL I.E.P.#121
Description: Rare .50 carbine rimfire cartridge manufactured at the Springfield Armory in 1865. This cartridge has a 400-grain, .50 bullet, with 60-grains of powder. This is the cartridge that ultimately became known as the .56-50 Spencer rimfire cartridge. These were used in the M1865 Spencer, the Palmer Carbine, and the Triplett & Scott carbines. The lead, flat nose bullet is slightly oxidized, and the case has spotting where an old label was at one point. A very rare early variant with what I would say is the 2nd hardest headstamp to find on the .56-50.
Headstamp: Impressed "50 / CAL” on a depressed head with four tick marks
Measures: OAL 1.612” CL 1.181” RD .643” HD .562” CM .521” BDaCM .498” Wgt. 476-grains
Reference: "Spencer Repeating Firearms” Marcot Pg. 204
Reference: "Small Arms Ammunition at the International Exposition Philadelphia, 1876” Lewis Pg. 21 No. 121, Pg. 51 Plate-11 4th Drawer No. 121, Pg. 59 Plate-26 No. 121
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