Antique cartridges I found in my grandmothers abandoned farmhouse
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NorthCoastBigBore
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10.4x38mm Vetterli I'd suggest.
I can't read the headstamp on the short cartridge; and the paper shotshell is definitely a 16 gauge.
I can't read the headstamp on the short cartridge; and the paper shotshell is definitely a 16 gauge.
NorthCoastBigBore
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Northwest BC (Rural) 103-I-##
yeah aka 41 Swiss once again my post is a couple seconds late 
NorthCoastBigBore
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- Northwest BC (Rural) 103-I-##
DCCO would be Dominion Cartridge Co, a Canadian ammunition manufacturer. .38 Short would be the Colt. Dominion as incorporated in 1889 and that headstamp (with some variation) was used up until the late 1940s.
Is there any headstamp mark at all on the .41 Swiss? I don't know much about that cartridge but if it is blank that to me suggests 19th Century manufacture.
As for the cardboard hull shotshell, it is stamped "Canuck" which is early-mid 20th Century. Common brand and lots stuck around in peoples' shelves for decades (shot my share). First introduced in 1913-1914 or so. Actually I just found a couple boxes in 10 gauge a few months ago.
Is there any headstamp mark at all on the .41 Swiss? I don't know much about that cartridge but if it is blank that to me suggests 19th Century manufacture.
As for the cardboard hull shotshell, it is stamped "Canuck" which is early-mid 20th Century. Common brand and lots stuck around in peoples' shelves for decades (shot my share). First introduced in 1913-1914 or so. Actually I just found a couple boxes in 10 gauge a few months ago.
As to the .41 Swiss rimfire, it was loaded by the Swiss Government at least until 1900, by commercial firms in North America until shortly before the US got involved in the Second World War. There has been none loaded since 1941.
Swiss Government ammo has the Swiss cross on the base.
D indicates Dominion Cartridge Company, Canada: made until War Two.
U is Remington-Union Metallic Cartridge Company: last manufacturer.
US is United States Cartridge Company: generally pre-1920.
H is Winchester Repeating Arms.
That takes in most of them. Cartridges with no headstamp do exist. I have no idea who to blame them on. Individual cartridges seem to run about $8 to $12 at gun shows so, if you have located 10,000 of these, you are away to the races.
NOW you are looking for the Vetterli repeater to go with the Swiss round.
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Swiss Government ammo has the Swiss cross on the base.
D indicates Dominion Cartridge Company, Canada: made until War Two.
U is Remington-Union Metallic Cartridge Company: last manufacturer.
US is United States Cartridge Company: generally pre-1920.
H is Winchester Repeating Arms.
That takes in most of them. Cartridges with no headstamp do exist. I have no idea who to blame them on. Individual cartridges seem to run about $8 to $12 at gun shows so, if you have located 10,000 of these, you are away to the races.
NOW you are looking for the Vetterli repeater to go with the Swiss round.
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