Reuben Harwood | |
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Born | Somerville, Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Gunwriter and cartridge designer |
Years active | End of the 1800s |
Notable work | .22 Harwood Hornet |
Reuben Harwood (also known as Iron Ramrod[1]) was an American gunwriter and cartridge designer from Somerville, Massachusetts, at the end of the 1800s.
Among his notable developments was the .22 Harwood Hornet, a predecessor of the modern .22 Hornet cartridge. Harwood's cartridge, unlike the modern Hornet, was formed by necking down .25-20 Winchester brass to .22 caliber, and was initially loaded with black powder.[2] Further innovations of his included work on an auxiliary chamber,[clarification needed][3] and experiments with .25 caliber rifle cartridges.[4]