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    Boolit Master schutzen-jager's Avatar
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    vintage primers

    found these at estate sale of son of former Raritan Arsenal employee - any info appreciated - vintage ?
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    Greetings,

    Since the box specifically mentions "Black Powder", I believe these primers are made of Copper.

    Not sure if the priming compound is Mercuric.

    A great addition to your collection!

    Cheers,

    Dave

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    Nice, I was expecting to see some 40 year old CCIs...not quite what you have!
    Take a kid to the range, you'll both be glad you did.

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    thanks for the replies -they are brass + not copper - used a magnifying glass + found a faded Oct. 1878 patent date - not a collector , but an accumulator that is running out of space + time
    never pick a fight with an old man - if he is too old to fight he will just kill you -
    in this current crisis our government is not the solution , it is the problem ! -

    ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM

    as they say in latin

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    If the label states "black powder" then they post date the introduction of smokeless powder, probably post 1895-1900. Before there were two kinds of powder, smokeless and black, black powder was simply referred to as "powder".

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BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
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