found these at estate sale of son of former Raritan Arsenal employee - any info appreciated - vintage ?
found these at estate sale of son of former Raritan Arsenal employee - any info appreciated - vintage ?
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
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
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.
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
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".
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |