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Original Antique 11mm Mauser M1871 Rifle Cartridge – UMC USA – Inert

Original Antique 11mm Mauser M1871 Rifle Cartridge – UMC USA – Inert

£18.95 GBP
£18.95 GBP
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Product Description

Original antique American-manufactured 11mm Mauser M1871 rifle cartridge, bearing the U.M.C. / U.S.A. headstamp of the Union Metallic Cartridge Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The 11.15×60mmR cartridge was developed for the German Mauser Model 1871 rifle, one of Germany's earliest military bolt-action rifles. It was originally a black-powder cartridge and was also produced commercially by ammunition manufacturers outside Germany.

Manufacturer and headstamp

  • U.M.C.: Union Metallic Cartridge Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

  • U.S.A.: United States of America

  • Calibre: Believed to be 11.15×60mmR Mauser M1871

  • Period: Late 19th to early 20th century

Cartridge details

  • Brass bottlenecked case with projecting rim

  • Exposed lead round-nosed bullet

  • Bullet diameter measured at approximately 10.8mm

  • Case length measured at approximately 59.5mm

  • Original UMC factory headstamp

  • Attractive age-related patina

An interesting early American commercial cartridge associated with the German Mauser M1871 rifle, suitable for collectors of antique ammunition, black-powder military rifles and historic cartridge headstamps.