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05-30-2018, 11:13 AM
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What Caliber/Gauge is it?
This belonged to my deceased BIL, a certifiable gun nut, and all around good guy.
This is what I know: 1.580 O/L, .402 rim diameter, .348 dia of the brass, not the rim, .320 approximate dia of paper.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
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05-30-2018, 11:17 AM
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Very interesting. I do not have a clue, but will be watching to find out. Probably filled with unstable black powder. Interesting post!
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05-30-2018, 11:26 AM
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It is a 9mm shotshell made for the Winchester 36 (?) "Garden Gun."
Garden guns were/are popular in Europe. The Winchester version did not fare so well in the States.
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05-30-2018, 11:41 AM
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Yep, 9mm rimfired shotshell. They were popular in pre-war France by farmers to shoot pigeons and other pests out of their barns without disturbing the livestock and neighbors too much because of their low muzzle blast.
Got a box in an estate sale in the early 1980's.
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05-30-2018, 11:44 AM
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05-30-2018, 12:49 PM
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Here's a photo of the Winchester M-36 single shot bolt action on 9mm RF Flobert along with their commercial ammo. The gun was made from 1920-1927. I've seen asking prices as high as $1,600-$2,400 on line.
P.S. Sorry for some unknown reason the gun photo would not upload...
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05-30-2018, 01:39 PM
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I have a Webley 9mm shotgun that is very handy for dispatching nuisance varmints with the available Fiocchi loadings.
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05-30-2018, 03:37 PM
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Thanks for the information and the photo! I knew someone had the answer. My BIL had one of the guns at one time, don't know what became of it.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
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