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The .45 Auto Rim, also known as 11.5x23mmR, is a rimmed cartridge specifically designed to be fired in revolvers originally chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge.. The Peters Cartridge Company developed the cartridge in 1920 for use in the M1917 revolver, large numbers of which had become available as surplus following the end of World War I. [3]
The Colt M1917 Revolver was essentially the same as the M1909, but with a cylinder bored to take the .45 ACP cartridge and the half-moon clips to hold the rimless cartridges in position. In early Colt production revolvers, attempting to fire the .45 ACP without the half-moon clips was unreliable at best, as the cartridge could slip forward into ...
The Smith & Wesson Model 22 is a six-shot, double-action, large frame revolver chambered in .45 ACP using moon clips. It is a refined commercial version of the M1917 revolver first issued during World War I .
Necking a .45 ACP to .40 caliber was nothing new. Before the public debut of the .40 S&W, Charles Petty, a well-known and respected writer, had already ventured into the bottleneck arena. His cartridge, called the "10mm Centaur", was based on a .45 ACP case necked to .40 caliber using 10 mm dies.
The alertness of The Taylor Chair Co. in responding to changing market conditions has been a major factor in the success of the company. [2] On June 8, 2012 the Taylor Company announced that the company would close. The last day of regular operation was June 15, 2012. Parts of the plant remained open for a few weeks to complete orders.
The engine was redesigned in 1984 at a cost of £100 million becoming the Ford 2.5 Di engine (direct injection). The block shared the same cylinder spacing and 93.67 mm (3.69 in) bore, allowing production in the same facility and use of the improved block as a service part for the older engine. [3]
An Atlas-Imperial diesel tugboat engine in Brooks, Oregon Atlas-Imperial Diesel Engine Company was an American manufacturer of diesel engines based in Oakland, California . The company was created in 1916 when two early gasoline engine companies combined to manufacture diesel engines, following the expiration of Rudolph Diesel 's patents.