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Lot 127

Ninety rounds of .246 (Purdey) semi soft point ammunition by Kynoch

1 December 2009, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £72 inc. premium

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Ninety rounds of .246 (Purdey) semi soft point ammunition by Kynoch

All in cardboard cartons with typewritten labels stating 'Purdey .246 Rifle Cartridges (semi pointed soft nose)' (9 boxes)

Footnotes

This round was designed in 1921 for use in Purdey double rifles. It had a limited market, and Barnes Cartridges of the World (8th Edition) lists the cartridge as obsolete. They are headstamped '.246 Purdey / K', suggesting they were loaded for Purdeys by Kynoch

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