The .38-72 Winchester, also known as .38-72 WCF is a rimmed, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.Barnes, Frank C. Cartridges Of The World. Krause Publications: 1997.
Description and Performance The original Winchester factory load consisted of a bullet at . This straight-walled cartridge case was designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder.
Besides the Winchester 1895 lever-action, the .38-72 WCF was chambered in the Winchester 1885 single-shot rifle.
With the introduction of superior cartridges designed for smokeless powder, the .38-72 WCF became obsolete and was soon dropped as an optional caliber for the Winchester Model 1895 and 1885 Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. The Century Co.: 1918, p. 43. Production of loaded cartridges by Winchester ceased in 1936.
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See also List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges List of rimmed cartridges List of cartridges by caliber List of rifle cartridges 9 mm caliber 9.3×74mmR .375 Winchester .38-55 Winchester
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