38 Special Headstamp Varieties

[MR-Ruger]

I've been cleaning up the bench... found 19 different 38 Special headstamps.
Is the "WESTERN" one a winchester product?
What about that S&W one, do or did they make ammo?

Here is a pic

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[wbaad]

Smith and wesson used to have their own brand of ammo, but not sure if it was produced by someone else... Western cartridge was a division of Winchester. The W-W headstamp is Winchester-Western division. I was always a fan of the dominion. Different type of brass, almost a copper alloy.

 

[MR-Ruger]

I'm sure some of these were made before I was! All of these came to me from a retired guy, he saved cases for quite a while.

Thanks for the info wbaad!