1904 Packet FRANKFORD ARSENAL .30 Cal BALL for US Model 1898 KRAG

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1904 Packet FRANKFORD ARSENAL .30 Cal BALL for US Model 1898 KRAG :
$99.00

1904 Packet FRANKFORD ARSENAL .30 Cal BALL for US Model 1898April 11, 1904 Complete Divided Packet/Box FRANKFORD ARSENAL .30-40 BALL for US Model 1898 Krag-Jorgensen/Springfield Rifle. All Original, no missing tabs or labels. No added writing or added labels. In 2011 two FA packets like this brought $1400 at sale (see last pic). Antique 110 YEAR OLD Packet Front Label reads:
\"20 CALIBER .30 BALL CARTRIDGES For U.S. Magazine Rifle. MODEL 1898.\"
\"Powder, Laffin & Rand.\"
\"Manufactured at the FRANKFORD ARSENAL.\"The top of the packet reads: \"To convert velocity with rifle to velocity with carbine, subtract 80 feet from the velocity with rifle.\"
The top of the packet is ink stamped: \"RIFLE VELOCITY AT 53 FEET\"
\"1955 FEET\"
\"APR 11 1904\"Remainder of Front Label reads: \"TO OPEN PACKAGE. Hold box in left hand with end of string to right. Unwrap string, terminating with a jerk; slide cover from box without lifting.\"\"As soon as possible after firing, de-cap the shells and throw them into water. Clean the inside thoroughly with a brush-wiper or a piece of rag on the end of the wiping-rod; dry, and pack loosely in ammunition boxes.\"The U.S. Krags were chambered for the rimmed .30-40 Krag round, also known as \".30 Army.\" From 1890 to 1893 a 230-grain steel- or cupro-nickel-jacketed bullet was issued, for which no ballistic data is known. From 1894 to September 1899 a 220-grain jacketed bullet loading was issued using 40 grains of nitrocelluose powder, which developed some 40,000 psi and a muzzle velocity of 2,000 feet per second (610 m/s) in the Krag rifle and 1,960 ft/s (600 m/s) in the shorter carbine. In October 1899, after reviewing the experiences of the Spanish-American War, a new loading was developed for the .30 Army in an attempt to match the ballistics of the 7x57mm Mauser cartridge. The new loading increased the Krag rifle\'s muzzle velocity to 2,200 f/s at 45,000 psi. However, once the new loading was issued, reports of cracked locking lugs on service Krags began to surface. In March 1900 the remaining stocks were returned to the arsenals, broken down, and reloaded back to the original specifications.*Thus item comes from the collection of a Career Winchester Factory Research Lab Metallurgist, Firearm Expert/Collector & Distinguished Expert Camp Perry National Match Team Marksman. Please see our other items being offered from this Fine Collection and continue watching our OldTreasureBarn sales, here and elsewhere, over the next several months for more Vintage guns, Rare Vintage and NOS/NIB Gun Parts, Rare Vintage & New Ammo, Match Grade Expert Reloads, U.S.G.I. Tactical Gear, Sights & Scopes, Reloading Tools & Equipment, Rare Gun Books, Vintage Gun Catalogs, Vintage Gun Magazines, US Army Manuals, Factory Manuals, Rare Vintage Cartridge Boxes etc, etc...Please feel free to ask any questions you may have & we\'d be happy to answer them :)*Payment:
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