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Jim T

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.32 cal. Teatfire cross section
« on: September 29, 2015, 02:47:44 PM »
I figured I'd scan this piece since you all are being boring on the forum.  ;D

It is a cross-section of a .32 cal. teatfire cartridge, flat teat variety.  What I found most interesting is the bullet.  I had always thought a simple Colt-style bullet would be in these.  But notice that it has two grooves.  The lower groove aligns with the crimp and is just slightly wider than the top groove.

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Re: .32 cal. Teatfire cross section
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2015, 08:16:38 PM »
pretty cool, I found 5 of those a few years ago near Ft Anderson all in a little pile, but didn't know what the bullet looked like