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The Darksider's Den / Re: How did we get these "Calibers"?
« Last post by Hair Trigger Jim on Today at 11:12:24 PM »
The next cartridge in the series was the .38 Long from UMC. It was a .38" heeled bullet cartridge...
The came the .38 Long Colt. It was used in the Colt M1892 revolver. This black powder cartridge was internally lubed...
While this sequence of development is correct, historically, the names ".38 Long" vs ".38 Long Colt" (as you probably know) didn't necessarily distinguish between the heeled and inside-lubricated cartridges. For example, I have a 3/4 full box by Winchester (still sealed on one side) labeled "38 Cal. Long Center Fire" with headstamps reading "W.R.A.Co. .38 LONG", but loaded with inside-lubricated, not heeled, bullets. Of course, if you look at the end of the box, not the top, you'd think the cartridge is called "38 Cal. Colts. C. F." And if anybody can explain the period after "Colts", please let me know!