The american military charge to be cased, designed in Springfield for 7 early repeater system Spencer. The exact date of the start of production is unknown, it is reported in the range of 1861 - 5. In the commercial embodiment is applied as a hunting while hunting for a shorter distance. Shot 22,68 g has a muzzle speed of 374 m/sec. The charge on the image manufactured by the Sage Ammunition Works, Middletown, Connecticut, USA. On the right is a charge of 7,62x39. Photo by author.
Source:J. Hýkel In. Malimánek "Bullets to be cased" Motoma s. r. o. Podolí u Brna 2003.
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So the first major order of rifles Spencer was in June, 1861, from the department of the navy. It can be assumed that in that time I have been charge produced (the gun from the 1860's through the tests) and that the gun was ordered of course and munitions. So the production apparently ran from the year 1861. They were later ordered the weapons and the army (December 1861), both components had to be ensured for the supply of ammunition, so can be inferred production since at least the year 1861/62
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As of year of manufacture, Spencer carbines began to be offered in 1860, first introduced in 1862 and apparently in small numbers, the official introduction being in 1863, in the second half of the year. Thus, in 1863, the charge had to be manufactured normally. It can be assumed that it was produced in limited quantities before, but the year 1863 is the latest when it had to be produced because in that year the Union cavalry already used it commonly. The introduction of the rifle met with resistance from the command, which feared greater consumption of ammunition. After the Civil War, single-bore rifles were reintroduced and spencer rifles were sold. So the production of ammunition began around 1860 - 63, probably produced since 1860, when the first rifles and carbines Spencer were produced, the question is in how large a number (it could only be production for tests).
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So I looked at the link above, and to my surprise there is talk of Spencer rifles, their numbers delivered in different years, but there is no mention of the caliber used. The first Spencer charge is listed in the literature as the 1860 model, but it is a shorter version 56-56 with a muzzle velocity of 365 m/sec. It is therefore highly probable that the more powerful 56-50 cartridge was mass-produced at the earliest in 1861 or later, and so what I wrote in the cartridge description applies. The numbering is confusing for many people in this case. This is not a common caliber-dust weight scheme, but indicates the diameter of the cartridge case at the bottom and at the mouth of the cartridge case in hundredths of an inch. Christopher Spencer also improved his first charge by storing the lubricating grooves of the projectile in an elongated cartridge case, see comparison, followed by other Spencer cartridges. On the left is the charge 56-56 on the right 56-50.
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