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POTD: The Pinfire Cartridge – Europe’s First Self-Contained Success

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! French gunsmith Casimir Lefaucheux revolutionized firearms technology in 1836 by patenting the pinfire cartridge, the first widely successful self-contained ammunition design. The system featured a…

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Jan 07, 2025 comments off
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POTD: 20 Shot 7.65mm Lefaucheux Pinfire Revolver

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! The first real stop-gap of cartridges as we know it was Pinfire. If you are not familiar with Pinfire ammunition please take some…

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Apr 19, 2021 comments off