This was probably the first conversion of the 12x44R Remington M71 rimfire cartridge. It resembles the U.S. 50-70 Government cartridge, but has a smaller base and rim diameter. It was introduced circa 1881 and continued in production until about 1920. The cartridge has a thick beveled rim. (Dixon Ref. SC7).

A. Andresen was a gunmaker in Tromso, Norway in the early 1900’s. The L.V.KR. headstamp was on commercial cartridges by H. Larsen Vapenforretning in Kristiania, modern day Oslo.

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Widforss were gunmakers in Stockholm Sweden in the early 1900’s. They had cases made for them. Hans Christian Olsen-Maseng was a Norwegian gunmaker in business from 1884 – 1964 and also had cases made for them by different manufacturers,