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The first 56 is the diameter of the case at the base .56 inches (14.2 mm), measured just past the rim, and the second 56 is the diameter at the case mouth, also 0.56 in (14 mm). Later versions of the cartridge included the .56-52, .56-50, [ 2 ] and .56-46, which had varying degrees of taper in the cases, to accommodate smaller diameter bullets.
Cartridges were loaded with 45 grains (2.9 g) of black powder, and were also available as .56-52, .56-50, [15] and a wildcat .56-46, a necked down version of the original .56-56. Lugs indicates that the .50 calibre was the standard issue rifle, with a reduced diameter bullet to reduce the recoil and the risk of accidental magazine explosions. [15]
Can someone have a look at File:Breech-Loader Cartridges.1860s.jpg, is the cartridge described as the 56-50 the 56-56, the description links here although the description is different. Is the description a typo, 56-50 in my mind would suggest bottle shaped cartridge. I originally added the pic to this page but got cold feet over the discription.
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Springfield Model 1866 breech. The Springfield Model 1866 was the second iteration of the Allin-designed trapdoor breech-loading mechanism. Originally developed as a means of converting rifle muskets to breechloaders, the Allin modification ultimately became the basis for the definitive Springfield Model 1873, the first breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States War Department for ...