#93 • Antique Frankfort Arsenal .30 HIVAP Experimental 30000 Round Per Minute Cartridge

Part of Antique Ammunition Online Auction (timed auction by Linkous Auction Group)

High bid $16.00

Status: Sold

Rare antique experimental .30 caliber HIVAP (High Velocity Armor Piercing) cartridge, produced by Frankfort Arsenal in 2012 and encased in a custom lucite display block for preservation and presentation. The HIVAP program was an ambitious experimental U.S. military development effort aimed at achieving an extraordinary cyclic rate of 30,000 rounds per minute through innovative cartridge and weapon system design, representing one of the most aggressive small arms development programs ever undertaken by American ordnance engineers. The cartridge itself features a distinctive triangular brass case, clearly visible through the lucite encasement, a radical departure from conventional cylindrical case design intended to allow for tighter chambering tolerances and the extreme feed rates required by the program. This example is labeled as a cartridge only specimen, meaning it represents the case component of the developmental round, and the lucite block preservation indicates it was prepared as an official reference or display piece. Cartridge measurements are OAL 3.09in