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Appearing first in Kynoch’s 1902/03 Price List, the .300
Target disappeared by the 1911 edition. The Eley version
appears in their 1908 Price List and disappears by the 1910/11
edition. Enjoying only a brief life-span, the .300 Target was
soon eclipsed by superior mid-range cartridges, notably the
.300 Sherwood and examples are uncommon or go unrecognized.
Footnotes
1 Introduced by Holland & Holland as .295 or .300 Rook
Rifle, the .295 designation seems to have fallen largely
into disuse by the end of the 19 th century.
2 ‘Weapons for Rifle Clubs – No 3. .300 & .297/250.’ The
Kynoch Journal, Vol. II April-May, 1901, No. 10, pp77.
From David Damkaer, Washington.
Several different Spanish 9mm Bergmann-Bayard boxes.
All are tan with black lettering unless otherwise stated.
Above: Top and bottom. Contents headstamped P S 45
Below: These boxes are sealed by a paper tape that starts on the
top, continues over one end, and ends on the bottom. By showing
three boxes, you can just about see all the tape: “Fabrica Nacional
de Toledo 25 Cartuchos para Pistola Calibre 9 mm. (Largo).” There
is no printing on the boxes themselves. The ctgs are in a paper
egg-crate tray. The headstamp is FNT 1950
3 Ibid.
4 ‘Club Target Rifles’ The Kynoch Journal, Vol IV February-March
1903, No.21, pp67.
5 Houseman was Kynoch’s chemist and ballistics expert.
6 See Kynoch Price List 1902/03 and Birmingham Gun
Barrel Proof House notes, the Proof House adopted a
Proof load with the 110 grain bullet loaded with 6.6 grains
of ‘Pistol Cordite’.
7 Eley Loading Book, but note Eley Price List 1908 lists
4.5 grain Smokeless Powder. Also note shorter O/A length
of Eley Target cartridges, borne out by 1908 illustration
and very close to O/A length of 1.42 inches for regular
.300 Rook Rifle quoted in Eley Loading Book.
Copyright John Pople-Crump 2006.
Above: This box is sealed by paper tape that goes
around the box at the center. The paper tape is red
(on the top and bottom) and white (the center part).
On it is printed large letters “Fabrica Nacional
Palencia” and the factory crest. On the box bottom
is stamped “Cargados en Julio de 1948.” The
headstamp is F N P 48.
Above: Paper tape goes around box at middle; as before,
red on top and bottom and center part white. Printing on
tape: “Pirotecnia Militar de Sevilla.” Stamp on bottom says
“Cargados en Septiembre 1952.” The headstamp is PS 1952
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