ejsxs:
Would you email me any initials on the underside of your Eckoldt? My email is in my contact info.
I don't seem to have a copy, but Jack O'Connor in "Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns" on page 153 either equate the .25/35 Winchester or compares it to the 6.5X52R. Someone with a copy might enlighten us. And I think standarization to be somewhat of a factor.
"Ammo: Its History, Development & Use" 1600-1943" by Melvin Maynard Johnson & Charles Tower Haven notes a 25/35 Win. Smokeless and Short Range, which I guess to be for Grouse or Rabbit and is topped with a lead bullet. Not all early listings note the 25/35 Win. as smokeless, but I guess it is implied. Either Harry M. Pope or Philip B. Sharpe noted that the 0.30 WCF in the development stage was loaded with black powder but the pairing of a lead bullet and black powder just didn't gee - haw.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
rse
Last edited by ellenbr; 06/15/09 04:36 PM.
