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Unread 02-16-2019, 03:55 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by mrerick View Post
The original Luger carbines also used a different version cartridge with a larger powder charge. They did not use the pistol cartridge.

The Carbine cartridges were designated "DWM 471a for Selfloading Caribine" and had a black body. The headstamp was "K DWM 471 K" After WW-I "K DWM 471A K". They had .4 gram of powder.

Smokeless powder in 1900 was also not the same as today's powder.
Been looking for a box of carbine ammunition for years, that stuff is as rare as hens teeth. And yes, powder today isn't the same as the powder was at the beginning of the last century. Dang, that's a long time ago.
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