What should be the Texas State Cartridge/Caliber if Gov. Abbott declared it?

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Re: What should be the Texas State Cartridge/Caliber if Gov. Abbott declared it?

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Not a cartridge, but the .38 ball for the 1851 Navy Colt .38 Cap & Ball Revolver. Historically, Texas bailed out Colt Firearms with the large purchase of the Walker revolver. In appreciation, Samuel Colt adorned the cylinder of his Navy Colt with an etching of the Battle of Campeche commemorating the Texas Navy victory over the Mexican Navy in 1843. (While technically a draw, the Mexicans suffered much more damage and dead and wounded.)

BTW, the Pieta replica revolver has this etching on the cylinder.
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Re: What should be the Texas State Cartridge/Caliber if Gov. Abbott declared it?

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My first thought was 45/70
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Re: What should be the Texas State Cartridge/Caliber if Gov. Abbott declared it?

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wheelgun1958 wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 1:55 pm My first thought was 45/70
I had the same thought. The two years that Texas was admitted to the United States. :txflag:
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Re: What should be the Texas State Cartridge/Caliber if Gov. Abbott declared it?

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.58 ball for the Alamo Dickert rifle.
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Re: What should be the Texas State Cartridge/Caliber if Gov. Abbott declared it?

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JustSomeOldGuy wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:54 pm
wheelgun1958 wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 1:55 pm My first thought was 45/70
I had the same thought. The two years that Texas was admitted to the United States. :txflag:
That had not occurred to me. :thewave
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