Catridge?
Can anyone tell me/does anyone know what type of cartridge this uses? Rimfire? Centerfire? I did a great amount of reading but was never able to pinpoint anything. I see the 8m and after reading came to the conclusion of 8mm. Am I right? The reading I did said the Floberts were originally equivalent to a powderless .22BB
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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It's an 8mm rimfire, equivalent to the old .32 rimfire once common in USA. Yours has the Warnant action with hinged breechblock, a little stronger (but not much) than the true Floberts, which used only a heavy hammer that also served as the breechblock.
The crown at top of the ELG Liege proofmark indicates it was made 1893 to ca 1914.0 -
The country of origin was required on US imports from 1903, which would tie this one down a little better.
In the 1901 Sears catalog, a .32 Warnant Flobert was $2.65.
The nearest American made .32 rimfire was the Remington No 4 true rolling block for a crushing $5.00.0 -
The 8mm Flobert cartridge was a rimfire, ABOUT .32 cal, primer, no powder. Sort of a very large BB Cap. As noted, that is NOT a very strong action. Distinctive shape to the trigger guard on those. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
The 8mm Flobert cartridge was a rimfire, ABOUT .32 cal, primer, no powder. Sort of a very large BB Cap. As noted, that is NOT a very strong action. Distinctive shape to the trigger guard on those.
The BELGIUM marking on this one indicates it was made for sale in USA, and the 1905 Sears catalog lists the "New Model Warnant Action Flobert Rifle --- .32 caliber short rim fire --- $2.75"0 -
Does it need to be shipped to an FFL or can it go straight to an individual? Only reason I ask is I don't know who manufactured it by looking at it....or imported it. Don't know how that would be entered in an A&D book. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by jcbrown23602
Does it need to be shipped to an FFL or can it go straight to an individual? Only reason I ask is I don't know who manufactured it by looking at it....or imported it. Don't know how that would be entered in an A&D book.
Unfortunately the DOM can't be ascertained. The Belgium nitro proof marks were in use from the mid 1890's, when smokeless powder became common for commercial sporting ammo.0
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