{"product_id":"original-u-s-30-40-krag-inert-cartridge-frankford-arsenal-early-pattern-headstamp-august-dated","title":"Original U.S. .30-40 Krag Inert Cartridge – Frankford Arsenal Early Pattern Headstamp (August Dated)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"354\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"209\"\u003eU.S. .30-40 Krag (.30 U.S. Army) inert cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e manufactured by \u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eFrankford Arsenal\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring the \u003cstrong data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"296\"\u003eearly split headstamp pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e used before the adoption of the later \"FA\" style in 1902.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"1007\"\u003eThe headstamp displays the classic early Frankford Arsenal arrangement with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"491\"\u003e\"F\" and \"A\" positioned separately around the primer\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the month of manufacture (\u003cstrong data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"549\"\u003eAugust – \"8\"\u003c\/strong\u003e). Unfortunately, the final year digit is too worn to be read with certainty, but the headstamp style confirms manufacture during the early production period before the revised 1902 format. Frankford Arsenal used this split-letter arrangement from the introduction of the .30 Army cartridge in 1894 until July 1902, after which the headstamp changed to the familiar \u003cstrong data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"923\"\u003e\"FA\"\u003c\/strong\u003e at the top with month and year at the bottom. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1375\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003e.30-40 Krag\u003c\/strong\u003e became the first smokeless powder service cartridge officially adopted by the United States Army. Introduced in 1892 for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003eKrag–Jørgensen rifle and carbine\u003c\/strong\u003e, it saw extensive service during the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eSpanish–American War (1898)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1292\"\u003ePhilippine–American War\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Boxer Rebellion before gradually being replaced by the M1903 Springfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003eThis example is fitted with the correct \u003cstrong data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1471\"\u003e220-grain round-nosed full metal jacket projectile\u003c\/strong\u003e and retains the attractive silvery finish characteristic of many early Frankford Arsenal cartridges. 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