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Found Ash's CERTUS thread from 2014 http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=246676&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1 From the 1903 catalog, smokeless cartridge list offered for the "New Model" CERTUS: .256 Mannlicher (6.5x53R) .303 British .375 2 1/2" .450/.400 3 1/4" .450 3 1/4" & .450 #2 Nitro (only in single shot) There was a "Rook, Rabbit, and Gallery" model offered in .220, .250, and .295 I have never heard of a surviving example of a CERTUS in .256 or .375 and only have seen an auction advert for one CERTUS in .303. It would seem likely that, unless a huge Cogswell & Harrison fan, a sportsman would pick a less "clunky' rifle and select a Mannlicher or Lee Speed for a small bore. The predominant calibre amongst the few known CERTUS rifles today is .450/.400 3 1/4" Nitro. - Mike |