11 X 48R BRAZZA CARBINE

  

Designed in 1907 with cases based on the 11x59R French Gras case type with SFM headstamps. The cartridge was named after Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di BrazzĂ , then known as Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (26 January 1852 – 14 September 1905), who was an Italian explorer, born in the Papal States and later naturalized as a Frenchman after whom Brazzaville (The capital of the Republic of Congo) was named. Cartridge was mainly used for hunting in Africa. Less than 10 specimens are recorded in collections.