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Bought out by Remington in 1915 (becoming Remington-UMC Swanton but retaining the old headstamp) when it received a wartime contract to produce rifle ammunition for the French government. The French-style headstamp has the yearly quarter before the 4-digit year (e.g., 4-1917 would mean 4th Quarter (October, November and December), 1917).
T3AUD = 240 Shells, Shotgun, 12 Gauge, No.8 Chilled Shot, Paper Cased, in 10-shell cartons. 12 cartons per M10 metal ammo can (120 shells). 2 × M10 ammo cans per M12 wooden crate. T3AWD = 360 Shells, Shotgun, 12 Gauge, No. 4 Chilled Shot, in 10-shell cartons, 12 cartons per M10 metal ammo can (120 shells). 3 × M10 ammo cans per M15 wooden crate.
A headstamp is the markings on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm.It usually tells who manufactured the case. If it is a civilian case it often also tells the caliber: if it is military, the year of manufacture is often added.
While shotguns had been used in earlier conflicts, the trench warfare of World War I demonstrated a need for standardized weapons and ammunition. [2] Initial issue with each shotgun was one hundred commercial-production paper-cased shotgun shells containing nine 00 buckshot pellets 0.33 inches (8.4 mm) in diameter.
Franchi Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun 12: Luigi Franchi S.p.A. 12 gauge Italy: 1979 Franchi SPAS-15: Luigi Franchi S.p.A. 12 gauge Italy: 1986 Fosbery Pump Shotgun [1] George Vincent Fosbery United Kingdom: 1891 GEN-12: Taran Tactical: 12 gauge 20 gauge United States: 2024 H&R Ultraslug Hunter: H&R Firearms: 12 gauge 20 gauge United States ...
Much like modern, conventional pump-action shotgun designs, the Spencer 1882 holds its shells in a tubular magazine beneath the barrel. It is also loaded by pulling the fore-grip back, which will clear the magazine-tube to be loaded. The fore-grip then needs to be cycled to send the shell into the chamber of the shotgun.
A 12-gauge shotgun cartridge in a transparent plastic hull, allowing the contents to be seen. From left to right: brass, propellant, over-powder wad, shot wad, #8 birdshot, over-shot wad, and crimp. A shotgun cartridge, shotshell, or shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns.
The only exceptions to the Federal exemption are antique machineguns (such as the Maxim gun and Colt Model 1895 "Potato Digger") and shotguns firing shotgun shells that are classified as "short barreled" per the U.S. National Firearms Act, namely cartridge rifles with a barrel less than 16 inches long, or shotguns firing shotgun shells with a ...